Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sweet Polly Oliver is an English folk song (Roud #367), dating from at least 1840. It is also known as "Pretty Polly Oliver".It is one of the best known of a number of folk songs describing woman disguising themselves as men to join the army so they can stay with their lovers. Thomas Root wrote a symphonic band arrangement of Sweet Polly Oliver. Benjamin Britten also wrote an arrangement for voice and piano. As sweet Polly Oliver lay musing in bed, A sudden strange fancy came into her head.. }
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- Sweet_Polly_Oliver comment "Sweet Polly Oliver is an English folk song (Roud #367), dating from at least 1840. It is also known as "Pretty Polly Oliver".It is one of the best known of a number of folk songs describing woman disguising themselves as men to join the army so they can stay with their lovers. Thomas Root wrote a symphonic band arrangement of Sweet Polly Oliver. Benjamin Britten also wrote an arrangement for voice and piano. As sweet Polly Oliver lay musing in bed, A sudden strange fancy came into her head.".