(Polly With a Past)
From the “Cohan Revue 1918”
Words by George M. Cohan
Music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Poor old New York has been captured at last
Broadway is up in the air
We lost our hearts to a girl with a past
Dear little sweet Polly Claire
You’ll hear them sing everywhere
Refrain
“Polly, pretty Polly
She’s a jolly little dame
Polly’s created some talk
Polly’s the talk of New York
Polly, pretty Polly
Fun and folly is her aim
A future at last for a girl with a past
Pretty Polly is her name”
- David Belasco’s to blame for it all
He brought the girl into sight
Even invited New Yorkers to call
Polly’s at home ev’ry night
Now we all sing with delight
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: