Polly
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Davray Music/Carlin Music Corp.
Lyrics:
Polly wouldn't listen to her Mama,
Polly wouldn't listen to her Papa.
She tried to make the swinging city scene,
And now there's not a place that Polly hasn't been.
Polly, pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty Polly Garter
Oh, I think that pretty Polly should have stayed at home.
Pretty Polly, dressed as jolly as can be,
She's so darling, all the fellas do agree,
And half a million people can't be wrong,
Oh, I think that pretty Polly should have stayed at home.
Polly wrote a letter to her Mama,
Polly made confessions to her Papa.
Mummy's proud 'cause Polly's still in chains
She's happy now her baby's coming home again.
Pretty Polly, she learned that life is just a game,
She is sorry, she just had to break the chains.
And Mama knows, 'cause Mama was the same
Oh, she's happy now her baby's coming home again.
Polly, pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty pretty pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty Polly Garter
Oh, Polly, pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty pretty pretty pretty Pollyanna,
Pretty Polly Garter
I think that pretty Polly should have stayed at home.
This song can be found on the following releases:
mono mix (2:49), recorded Mar 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), LondonWonder Boy/Polly | Apr 1968 | Sweden/Norway | Pye 7N 17468 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Wonderboy/Polly | Apr 1968 | Denmark | Pye 7N 17468 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Wonderboy/Polly | 5 Apr, 1968 | UK | Pye 7N 17468 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Wonderboy/Polly | 15 May, 1968 | USA | Reprise 0691 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
The Kinks - Kollectables | 30 Nov, 1984 | UK | PRT KINK 7252 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks - 20th Anniversary Box Set | 7 Dec, 1984 | UK | PRT KINKX 7254 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men | 28 Sep, 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 7001 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men | Apr 1988 | UK | PRT PYC 7001 | 2 CD set |
Fab Forty - The Singles Collection 1964-1970 | Feb 1991 | EEC | Decal CDLIK D 74 | 2 CD set |
Something Else By The Kinks | 30 Mar, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 480 | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks | 26 Apr, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Midline SMRCD029 | CD |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
The Kinks In Mono | 21 Nov, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 | Multi CD box set |
The Anthology - 1964-1971 | 17 Nov 2014 | UK | Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 | Multi CD box set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix (2:48), recorded Mar 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kink Kronikles | 25 Mar, 1972 | USA | Reprise 2XS 6454 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kink Kronikles | 10 Jan, 1989 | USA | Reprise 6454-2 | 2 CD set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, by Mitch Friedman, recorded 2000
The Great Lost KPS Album - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues | Jul 2000 | UK | Pie KPSCD003 | CD |
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