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"Polly"
By: Nirvana
Polly wants a cracker Think I should get off her first Think she wants some water To put out my blow torch Isn't me... Have a seed Let me clip... dirty wings Let me take a ride... hurt yourself Want some help... help myself I got some rope... Haven't told Promise you... I have been true Let me take a ride... hurt yourself Want some help... help Myself Polly wants a cracker Maybe she would like more food 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... hurt yourself Want some help... help myself I got some rope... Haven't told Promise you... I have been true Let me take a ride... hurt yourself Want some help... help 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 I got some rope... Haven't told Promise you... I have been true Let me take a ride... cut yourself Want some help... please Myself
^Kurt Cobain wrote this song after reading a newspaper article about the crime.
This song is based on the true story of a 14 year old girl who was abducted and raped in 1987, on her way home from a rock concert. The girl. who lived in Tacoma, Washington, was kidnapped by Gerald Friend, taken back to his home, and raped and tortured with a blowtorch, a whip, and razors. She eventually tricked him into trusting her and she escaped while they were on a car ride and he stopped for gas. Friend was taken into custody.
Obviously this song is an example of sexual violence. It explains, in Kurt Cobain's words, that this man tied "Polly" up and continuously tortured and raped her.
