Polly (Live - Seattle)

By Nirvana (2013)
On album Nevermind (1991)

Nevermind
[Spoken Segment]
Krist Novoselic: See all the smoke comin' outta there? That's a giant Hollywood cigarette. With all kinds of nicotine and enough tar to tar a parking lot this size. And while we're on the issue of astrology, we'll speak about the Zodiac. I wonder if Jesse Helmstein has cancer... How many people here at the venue? [?] I think "Oh, oh, oh" means shut up Kris

[Interview Montage: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the background]
Voice: Early 70s rock energized by the passionate attitude of late 70s punk

Dave: One of the main things in common is just a "punk" thing, you know

Kurt: We're white-boy, guitar-oriented rock

Reporter: How would you define the music of Nirvana?

Krist: (starts drumming on table)

Dave: (mimics guitar sounds)

Kurt: (tapping)

Krist: Something-

Kurt: With a twist of lemon! (grabs lemon off table and squeezes)

[Cut]

Kut: I would like to think that we-there's some-there's some purity in us. Naive. Purposely naive. (chuckles)

[Cut]

Kurt: How have we defined our music. Umm, I dunno... Rock'n'roll, punk rock—music

Krist: Hard rock. Hard pop rock. Hard pop rocks popping on your tongue; crickling and crackling

[Cut: "Polly" playing in the background]
Kurt: The word that comes up in every definition that I've read has been "freedom." So, we-we kinda like to think of our music as musical freedom. Not being tied to a specific genre or a specific sound

[Cut: "Polly" Live]

[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, hurt yourself
Want some help, plead myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, hurt yourself
Want some help, please myself

[Verse 2]
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like more food
And ask me to untie her
Chase would be nice for a few

[Chorus]
Isn't me, have a seed
Let me clip dirty wings
Let me take a ride, hurt yourself
Want some help, please myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, hurt 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, hurt yourself
Want some help, plead myself
Got some rope, haven't told
Promise you, have been true
Let me take a ride, hurt yourself
Want some help, please myself

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