06. The Passaic Kielbasy Polka (The Nazemetz Family Polka)

THE PASSAIC KIELBASY POLKA Lyrics

Every year it happens in the Spring
Our family does that special Easter thing
It’s a song all the Nazemetzs sing
We like that Polish sausage in a ring

We don’t go to Perth Amboy anymore
And Carteret was good but now it’s poor
And we can’t eat the crap that’s in the store
If I bought it Mary’d throw me out the door

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Oh, I heard there’s good kielbasy in Passaic
I heard it’s even better than good steak
You can serve it boiled, grilled or even baked
Oh, I heard there’s good kielbasy in Passaic.

In Passaic there’s a butcher name of Janek
Who’s got homemade meats so good you needn’t panic
And they cater parties if you care to plan it
And I think the butcher lady’s name is Janet

All their meats are fine and so is the bologna
If you order in advance they’ll even phone ya
And the place is clean and don’t smell like ammonia
And the bakery next door is named Polonia

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They make pierogies and they put them in a case
And kielbasy loaf if you just want a taste
They use everything so nothing goes to waste
And they hang the sausage up just to save space

So take the Parkway in a northerly direction
To the Passaic and the Hope/Monroe connection
Buy a kielbasy and perhaps a sweet confection
And tea to cure a urinary tract infection.

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