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Polynesia #1 Lyrics — Yo La Tengo | Dork

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Yo La Tengo
Polynesia #1 Lyrics

Lyrics

Polynesia #1

From There’s a Riot Going On2018

Written by Michael Hurley, Michael Hurley

Produced by Yo La Tengo

Lyrics

Polynesia #1

I'm going To Polynesia I'm going At my leisure I'm going Before the snow flies I'm going As the crow flies There ain't nobody Who got to tell me How I Take my liberty I'm going to Polynesia As the crow flies The reason I'm going Is because I don't got wise

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About this track

"Polynesia #1" is a song by Yo La Tengo from the album There’s a Riot Going On, released in 2018. The song was written by Michael Hurley, Michael Hurley. It was produced by Yo La Tengo.

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James McNew— 321 credits as songwriter & producer →
Georgia Hubley— 382 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ira Kaplan— 441 credits as songwriter & producer →
Greg Calbi— 3,452 credits as producer →
John McEntire— 281 credits as songwriter & producer →
Yo La Tengo— 58 credits as songwriter & producer →
James McNew— 321 credits as songwriter & producer →

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