Donnie Iris - Poletown lyrics

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 accordian 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 CHORUS 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 accordian 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