Polka dedicated to the town of Plainfield, Connecticut
Story behind the song
Polka dedicated to the families of the small town of Plainfield, Connecticut where I spent my early youth. The polka was made into a youtube video by a student at Plainfield High School and the Plainfield Historical Society.
Lyrics
[instrumental intro]
Dance to the Plainfield polka
P-L-A-I-N-F-I-E-L-D
Plainfield, the Plainfield Polka
Do the Plainfield polka.
Lots of families grace our town.
Lots of names to toss around.
From Canada and from France,
folks came here for a second chance:
(If you hear your name please raise your hand;
Show others you're part of this great land.)
Morency, LaFlesh, Jodoin, Gervais,
Beauregard, Desjardins, Baril, Boulet.
Ducharme, Derosier, Cowette, Gaudreau,
Trahan, Maynard, Laport, Tetreault.
Cyr, Arsenault, Fournier, Ouimette,
Dupont, Boucher, Beausoleil, Bessette,
Bourque, Gosselin, Paquette, Mercier,
Brodeur, Gravelin, Ouillette, Gouthier,,
LaVallee, Dupre, Bellevance, Lavigne,
St. Germain , Bernier, Lemieux, St. Jean.
Bouley, Raille, Cournoyer, Lathrop, Dubois.
Labrec, Thibeau, Couture, Chabotte, Salois.
Oh, many others settled there
Pilgrims and pioneers came to share:
Foley, Levine, Noble, Pichie, McDonald,
Coderre, Windsor, Pedro, Knight, Quinn, and Flugel
Seney, Vandale, Stetson, Landry,
Salisbury, Farland, Coffey, Betterman, and Dougherty.
[Spoken]
Incorporated in 1699, the town became
Quinebaug, the first official name
For the small Indian tribe located there,
But was renamed Plainfield the following year
Plainfield Academy, an 18th century legend
Prep school for boys to be Yale summoned.
Railroad junction, and roundhouse too
Troop trains crawled past in World War II.
Mills buzzed for the war effort night and day
Mills, now forever gone away.
Meadows and fertile fields of corn and rye.
Abundant waters found nearby.
We like this place - our small-town style
Come to visit; stay a while.
The towns around here are not far.
Kindly folks there are, there are:
The towns around here are not far.
Kindly folks there are, there are:
Jewett City, Moosup, Hopeville, Putnam,
Pomfret, Stirling, Scotland and Occum,
Canterbury, Voluntown, Baltic, Danielson,
Central Village, Griswold, Wauregan, and Preston.
[resume singing]
There’s so much to crow about
Reasons why we like to shout
From Canada and from France
folks came here for a second chance
Dance to the Plainfield polka
P-L-A-I-N-F-I-E-L-D
Plainfield, Plainfield Polka
Do the Plainfield polka.
Join us, join us, join us, join us.
Dance to the Plainfield polka.
Join us, join us, join us, join us.
Dance to the Plainfield polka.