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Album Nevermind
Polly by Nirvana
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Performed by
NirvanaProduced by
Butch VigWrited by
Kurt CobainAbout
This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in Tacoma, Washington when she was abducted by a man named Gerald Friend. He took her back to his mobile home and raped her. The girl, whose name was not released, was tortured with a whip, a ra...
Polly Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Polly wants a cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch
[Chorus]
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip, dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, have been told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
[Verse 2]
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asked me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few
[Chorus]
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip, dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, have been told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
[Verse 3]
Polly said
Polly says her back hurts
She's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
Amazes me, the will of instinct
[Chorus]
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip, dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, have been told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Polly Q&A
Who wrote Polly's ?
Polly was written by Kurt Cobain.
Who produced Polly's ?
Polly was produced by Butch Vig.
What did Nirvana say about "Polly"?
Singer Kurt Cobain wrote in the album’s liner notes for “New Wave Polly” in Incesticide:
Last year, a girl was raped by two wastes of sperm and eggs while they sang the lyrics to our song “Polly”. I have a hard time carrying on knowing there are plankton like that in our audience.
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