Story Behind The Song
THERE IS ONE CUBAN BURIED IN THE OAK LAWN CEMETERY IN STL MO. A MOST REMARKABLE PARROT AMONG MANY UNRECOGNIZED COMPADRES.
| Song Length |
3:34 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
Lyrics
POLLY
By BILL BEACH
| A | | E |
DOC BRADFORD BROUGHT POLLY INTO HIS MANSFIELD FAMILY
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FROM CUBA TO THE USA, SHE'D SAILED TO NEW ORLEANS
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THE DOCTOR DIED SOON AFTER, IN A TWISTER'S GRIM DEBRIS
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POLLY SEARCHED IN VAIN FOR HIM, CALLING OUT HIS NAME
| C#m| | B |
POLLY BRADFORD LANGSTON
| A | |C#m7|
OAK LAWN CEMETERY
| C#m| | B |
INSCRIBED GRANITE TOMBSTONE
| A | |C#m7|
LEFT IN HER TRIBUTARY
| A | | E |
P.T. BARNUM PLEADED, LADY BRADFORD, LET ME ADOPT POLLY
| A | | F#m| | B |
THOSE BILINGUAL SOLILOQUIES WILL MAKE HER ALL THE RAGE
| A | | E |
AT ALL THE GREAT REVIVALS, SHE'LL SING SO FERVENTLY
| A | | F#m| | B |
NO I'D SOONER SELL MY CHILDREN THAN SEE HER IN A CAGE
| C#m| | B |
POLLY BRADFORD LANGSTON
| A | |C#m7|
OAK LAWN CEMETERY
| C#m| | B |
INSCRIBED GRANITE TOMBSTONE
| A | |C#m7|
LEFT IN HER TRIBUTARY
| A | | E |
THE MOST GIFTED SINGER IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI
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WHEN SHE DIED 1920, AT THE AGE OF 53
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THE ONLY CUBAN BURIED THERE WITH HER FAMILY
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SHE WAS SMALL IT IS TRUE BUT SHE WAS STILL MIGHTY
| C#m| | B |
POLLY BRADFORD LANGSTON
| A | |C#m7|
OAK LAWN CEMETERY
| C#m| | B |
INSCRIBED GRANITE TOMBSTONE
| A | |C#m7|
LEFT IN HER TRIBUTARY
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