[Intro]
Polly, Polly (Aw, yeah)
Polly, Polly (Alright)
Gotta start to tell you all about a neighborhood I know
A situation you might find interesting, listen up
[Verse 1]
She wants a lover right now
But not no brother
Her man gotta have a lot of money
To get under her cover
Now, she's a fine sister
But up here, she's missin' it
She says she wanna learn about life
Not old Black bullshit
And at the age of fifteen, a brother gave her a baby
She's nineteen now and it drove her crazy
That's why every time she turns around
All the people in the neighborhood look and get mad and sing
[Chorus]
Polly, Polly (Polly wanna)
Polly, Polly (Uh-huh)
Polly (Come on), Polly (Polly wanna)
Polly, Polly (That's what they sing)
[Interlude]
Yo, yo, what's up, baby? A brother like me can't kick it to a sister like you?
Hold up, hold up, no, a brother like you cannot kick it to me
Why? Why? Why? You fly and all that now? Let me tell you somethin'
The only thing a brother like you can do is pay my rent
Let me tell you somethin', this is a Black thing here
You gon' understand it's a Black thing
Go ahead on by yourself and get a life
Yeah, yo, yo, I got a life, baby, let me tell you somethin', I'm large, you know what I'm sayin'?
It's my prerogative and I do what I wanna
Yeah, right, I can do what you gon' do 'cause I'm large here, you know what I'm sayin'? (Oh)
I'm kickin' it on the block (Sure you are)
Polly wanna
Y'all listen up
[Verse 2]
Meet Mr. Successful, I guess he is blessed, yeah
But he happens to be a brother who only wants blue eyes and blonde hair
Now this young mister, he don't like sisters
He could not find that special one, we know why he missed her
He says sisters wasn't good enough
They only wanted his green stuff
That's why every time he turned around
All the people in the neighborhood looked and got mad and sang
[Chorus]
Polly (Yeah), Polly (Polly wanna)
Polly (Mm), Polly
Polly, Polly (No snack for the Black)
Polly (Come on now, Polly wanna), Polly
That's what they sing
[Interlude]
Why is it every time you brothers make it up there, you leave us sisters out in the cold?
I'm not leavin' you sisters out in the cold, I love my Black sisters, I just need somebody that match my personality (That's bullshit, are you embarrassed of us?)
I'm not embarrassed, I need somebody that matches my personality, that goes where I go (What do you mean matches?)
I need somebody with a BMW, a CPA, and a condo like me (I don't think you be goin' into the community)
I need somebody that goes where I go, that hangs out in the hedge rooms and understands board meetings (That's bullshit) I need somebody fine
[Verse 3]
I try to tell my people there should not be any hatred
For a brother or a sister whose opposite race they've mated
'Cause no man is God, and God put us all here, yeah
But this system has no wisdom, the devil split us in pairs
And taught us white is good, the Black is bad
And Black and white is still too bad
That's why every time I turn around
All the people in my neighborhood look and get mad and sing
[Chorus]
Polly (Mm-mm), Polly (Polly wanna)
Polly, Polly (I don't know)
Polly, Polly (Polly wanna)
Polly, Polly (Lord have mercy)
[Outro]
Polly, Polly, Polly (Peace be upon us)
Polly, Polly, Polly, Polly (Polly wanna, and you and you too)
Polly, Polly, Polly, Polly
Polly, Polly
Get it together
