© 2026 Irrelin. All rights reserved https://suno.com/@irrelin [Intro] [Verse 1] The coat was caught waist-high in the briar Red wool, the right sleeve turned out I worked it loose, it didn’t want to give Pocket pulled heavy on one side Blade still warm when I reached in Sweat ran down my wrist onto the steel [Chorus] Pretty Polly’s coat Pretty Polly’s coat Flies already working on the blood [Verse 2a] I wiped the blade on the inside of my skirt Folded it back the way I found it Left the coat caught there in the briar And walked home with burrs in my hem [Verse 2b] He was rocking on the porch when I came up Boots caked in clay, hat low over his eyes He said, you seen a girl come through here Pretty thing, red coat I set my basket down, pulled a burr off my sleeve Said the woods are full of pretty girls Didn't look up when I said it Kept my eyes on the porch boards [Interlude] [Verse 3] I hung it in the shed behind the house Next to his old hunting shirts Soap took the mud, but not the brown He whistled coming in for supper Like the day had gone the way days go I kept the water running till dark Folded clothes by feel, didn't light the lamp [Chorus] Pretty Polly’s coat Pretty Polly’s coat Flies already working on the blood [Outro]
