Shirley & Dolly Collins are a renowned English folk duo from Sussex consist… Read Full Bio ↴Shirley & Dolly Collins are a renowned English folk duo from Sussex consisting of sisters Shirley Collins and Dolly Collins. Their seminal recording is considered by many to be 'Anthems in Eden', released in 1969. It featured a suite of songs centred on the changes in rural England brought about by the First World War. Dolly Collins created arrangements featuring David Munrow and various other players from his Early Music Consort of London.
Later albums include Love, Death and the Lady (1970), Amaranth (1976), For as Many as Will (1978), Harking Back (1979), and Snapshots Fledg'ling (2006). A compedium album of their early work, The Harvest Years, was released in 2008.
Later albums include Love, Death and the Lady (1970), Amaranth (1976), For as Many as Will (1978), Harking Back (1979), and Snapshots Fledg'ling (2006). A compedium album of their early work, The Harvest Years, was released in 2008.
Polly On The Shore
Shirley & Dolly Collins Lyrics
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Robyn Hitchcock Come all you wild young men And a-warnin' take by me Never…
Trees Come all you wild young men And a-warnin' take by me Never…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Shirley & Dolly Collins:
A Dream Well what am I to do When I've spent it all…
Ca' The Yowes Call the ewes to the knowes, Call them where the heather…
Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear Fare thee well my dearest dear, fare thee well, adieu…
God Dog This dog is no puppy dog She′s strange as the trees She's…
Is it far to bethlehem Is it far to Bethlehem? Not very far Shall we find…
Is it far to bethlehem? Is it far to Bethlehem? Not very far Shall we find…
Never Again What do you get when you fall in love? A…
The Bonny Labouring Boy As I roved out one May morning, all in the…
The Captain With The Whiskers They marched through the streets with their banners so gay…
The Streets Of Derry And after morning there comes an evening, And after evening …
Young John It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside I'm not one…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Shirley:
All Night Long The day is my enemy, the night my friend, For I'm…
Am I A Fool Now What kind of fool am I Who never fell in love It…
Amor Não sei por que razão Jesus se deu por mim A…
Baby Baby Baby is a kitten on a mission Destroying every object in…
Bach bijvoorbeeld Elke zondag wekt iemand mij Met barok muziek Ik weet niet wi…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Can the Can Who can I turn to When nobody needs me? My heart wants…
Can't Help Falling In Love Wise men say, only fools rush in. But I can't help…
Chien Et Chat -Ah c'est parti ! -Détends-toi mon cÅ“ur -je suis détendu -Ca…
Come Back To Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
Feel So Good Hmm Ooh ooh yeah Coming up over the summer You told me thin…
For All We Know Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways We've…
Heavy Love Reprise Why do they think up stories that link my name…
Heel Even Alleen nog maar je naam vergeten M'n ogen dicht en niets…
His Eye Is On the Sparrow Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? …
I Can't Go On I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Feel Good I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I…
I Have a Boyfriend I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
I Love You Meilan Sitting here With pen and paper in my hand And I try…
I Will Love You And I love you so The people ask me how How…
I'm Gone I'm gone I'm gone completely out of my mind Beg…
I'm In Control I think we met at a bar on a Monday We…
It's Alright It's alright, it's ok Don't you let your troubles get in…
It's Me Only yesterday morning Life was real as can be, The roar of…
Let The Good Times Roll Come on baby, let the good times roll Come on baby,…
Lost It's your life, you roll the dice It's your life, you…
My One and Only Love Woke up fighting again today Funny how that happens These ol…
My Way And now the end is near And so I face the…
One Friday Evening Bed! Bed! I couldn't go to bed! My head's too light…
Only One So, it's finally over Had to happen, but no big deal. After…
Paradise Come my love with me Across the sea, Return to paradise! …
Pretty In a city somewhere In a corner of the world I've had…
Remember I remember Mama And the love that she gave Kneeling by her…
Shame Ooh I feel somethin' baby And I want you to know…
Shanghai My Heart I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
Show Your Love Jesus (Jesus) Oh Jesus (Jesus) Oh how I love To call your na…
Superstar I don't know how to love him. What to do, how…
Tell Me How Don't write a letter when you want to leave Don't call…
The Way We Were Memory Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored me…
Tracks of My Tears It brings a tear into my eyes When I begin to…
Try Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get…
When I Fall in Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
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@3340steve
Beautiful vibrations here.
@SigMaQuint
I was searching for the Trees' version, and I found this one. "Polly on the Shore" is a song I never have forgotten. Polly Collins' version is.. I simply needed to learn from it.
@TheFolkRevivalProject
For those who don't know, this version comes from George "Pop" Maynard, who Shirley met in the 1960s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bJrT5T0EA
@Lindsay211251
Clear, brutal, heartfelt - this was England
@sunrara7133
Che Sun Ra la possa illuminare!!!
@Giselle62
This is not as easy-listening as some of the other versions---but I like hearing how a woman can use her voice on this. All about the voice.
@Tornfreedom
Trees' version is here in several guises, and I much prefer it.This is Folk; theirs is nothing less than Proto-Goth-Celtic-Psychedelic-Folk-Punk-Rock, most of which styles hadn't even been Invented by 1970, when their Album "On the Shore ~ 1970" was released. A Must-hear.
@Wotsitorlabart
Actually, Fairport Convention had beat them to it by a year or two.
@curvlinear1
Personally, this is my favorite version of this song - sparse, haunting, and lonely. The folk band versions are always too slow and melodramatic for me. The words can't help but stir deeply heroic and tragic visuals, and the listener hangs on every word. With the protagonist of the song sharing his last wystful moments with us, I can't help but feel that this version sounds like it was being sung in 1812, rather than the 60's.
@martinkent333
So, you creepiness delights kids and causes suicides? What up? RUA bottomfeeder?