Polly
Nirvana Lyrics
Polly wants a cracker
Think I should get off her first
Think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch
Isn't me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
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 wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asks me to untie her
Chase would be nice for a few
Isn't me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Your 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 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
Isn't me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Your 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
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Written by: Kurt Cobain
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"Polly" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the sixth song on their 1991 album "Nevermind".
Dating back to at least 1988, "Polly" stands alongside "About a Girl" and "Been a Son" as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", but was renamed to "Polly" some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band's heavy grunge sound of the time. Read Full Bio"Polly" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the sixth song on their 1991 album "Nevermind".
Dating back to at least 1988, "Polly" stands alongside "About a Girl" and "Been a Son" as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", but was renamed to "Polly" some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band's heavy grunge sound of the time. However, it found its way onto the band's second album Nevermind two years later, and remained a part of the band's regular setlist until Cobain's death (and Nirvana's dissolution) in April 1994. It also stands as Chad Channing's only contribution to the album, having left the band before the recording of Nevermind.
The song is about the horrific kidnapping of a 14 year old girl at gunpoint as she left a punk gig in Tacoma. the abducor, Gerald Friend raped her repeatedly and tortured her with razors and a blowtorch in his mobile home. The girl eventually escaped and Friend was imprisoned. Writing from the perspective of the abductor, Cobain manages to convey not just the repugnance of the ordeal, but also something of the abductor ("she's just as bored as me").
Dating back to at least 1988, "Polly" stands alongside "About a Girl" and "Been a Son" as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", but was renamed to "Polly" some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band's heavy grunge sound of the time. Read Full Bio"Polly" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the sixth song on their 1991 album "Nevermind".
Dating back to at least 1988, "Polly" stands alongside "About a Girl" and "Been a Son" as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", but was renamed to "Polly" some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band's heavy grunge sound of the time. However, it found its way onto the band's second album Nevermind two years later, and remained a part of the band's regular setlist until Cobain's death (and Nirvana's dissolution) in April 1994. It also stands as Chad Channing's only contribution to the album, having left the band before the recording of Nevermind.
The song is about the horrific kidnapping of a 14 year old girl at gunpoint as she left a punk gig in Tacoma. the abducor, Gerald Friend raped her repeatedly and tortured her with razors and a blowtorch in his mobile home. The girl eventually escaped and Friend was imprisoned. Writing from the perspective of the abductor, Cobain manages to convey not just the repugnance of the ordeal, but also something of the abductor ("she's just as bored as me").
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Oi Rafa
Lyrics;
Polly wants a cracker
I think I should get off her first
Think she wants some water
To put out the blow touch
Isn’t me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
Got some rope
Haven’t told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asked me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few
Isn’t me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
Got some rope
Haven’t told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
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
Isn’t me
Have a seed
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
Got some rope
Haven’t told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Wants some of my help
Please myself
ur welcome :)
Symptom Of The Universe
Polly wants a cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip your dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asked me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip your dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
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
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip your dirty wings
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, cut yourself
Want some help, please myself
Goatman Brigance
For those who aren’t up to date: 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 razor, and a blowtorch. She managed to escape when Friend took her for a ride and stopped for gas. He was arrested and sent to jail.
Marcos H. Ary
Thanks for the information. I didn't know that.
Terrible event. Good that could scape and they arrested the perpetrators.
The MAN
Maybe she shouldn't have accepted that ride.
MasterFucker FuckFace
The world is an awful place. No wonder Kurt topped himself.
Mikołaj F
He did not go to prison, he got the death penalty
milz
here name was Polly
Elizabeth
Kurt was such thoughtful and amazing person, this song is an example. Most artists would just read the article and go on with their day but Kurt/nirvana didn't, they created an awareness for her and other people who have gone through the same thing. Nirvana most likely didn't care about the money instead cared about that 14 year old girl. I put Kurt but the other members of Nirvana were just as amazing. I'm truly sorry for who may of suffered through rape ect
hasangi
Everyone's knows this song has a dark/deep meaning. But the most important thing is how Kurt put that deep meaning into very simple lyrics. It's so beautiful that the way Kurt expressing its deep meaning with simple words. He was a GENIUS💔 we miss u man!
Guillermo Stetskamp
Polly wants a cracker
Noah H
@Jan Bílek it might be a language thing bud, but you make zero sense in your first post..kurt wrote brilliant music that changed the world, if that isn't genius then what is, smart guy?