Dear Polly by StreetsblogNYC published on 2020-04-26T19:58:26Z Tasked by Council Speaker Corey Johnson turn 75 miles of roadbed into public space for socially responsible recreation, Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg left many onlookers with the distinct impression that DOT is subservient to the NYPD on the issue of street management. So our in-house satire band, the Speeders, offered its unique parody take. Here are the lyrics: Dear Polly What you got now to say? Dear Polly Where’s your grand display? Why do you let the police chief Make our street rules and cause us grief? Dear Polly Why must it remain this way? Dear Polly Let us hear you speak Dear Polly Make a sage critique The cops will say They run the streets They’re wrong you know. But you’re discreet Dear Polly Why must you be so damn meek? De Blasio's wrong wrong (wrong wrong, wrong) Wrong wrong wrong, wrong, wrong) Cops are wrong wrong wrong (wrong wrong, wrong) Wrong wrong wrong, wrong, wrong) They are wrong Dear Polly Have you even tried? Dear Polly Have you got no pride? The greatest mind in DOT Can’t be sidelined, or playing D. Dear Polly Truth and facts will set you free. Dear Polly You are far more wise Dear Polly Than gun-totin' guys The streets don’t need so many cops You know it well — but you don’t talk. Dear Polly Won’t you talk about the lies! Genre Comedy
