Bill Beach

Bill Beach

POLLY BRADFORD LANGSTON

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
| A | | F#m| | B |
FROM CUBA TO THE USA, SHE'D SAILED TO NEW ORLEANS
| A | | E |
THE DOCTOR DIED SOON AFTER, IN A TWISTER'S GRIM DEBRIS
| A | | F#m| | B |
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
| A | | F#m| | B |
WHEN SHE DIED 1920, AT THE AGE OF 53
| A | | E |
THE ONLY CUBAN BURIED THERE WITH HER FAMILY
| A | | F#m| | B |
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

This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Bill Beach MO ELECTRIC TALES 4/28/2024

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