poletown

around the turn of the century

the d.p.s came to poletown

and offered their labor in exchange for supper

and a bed to lie down on

miles from the motherland

built themselves a church

in poletown

it was soul town

but a hundred years later

only one accordion player is left

standing on a corner

with his cheesebox

and a band of bullets cross his chest

the city took back his land

sold it to general motors

but he can't let go

he can't let go

can't let go of poletown

poletown

poletown

can't let go of poletown

and the d.p. women cried

and prayed to the virgin

the accordion player sighed

and just played

in 1981 the d.p.s lost their fight

304 north west 2nd 455

you can look up the site

detroit bragged

they all got market price for their homes

but where they gonna go

where they gonna go

where they gonna go

when the wrecking ball drops down

on poletown