But also poor Polly because she may seem to have a lot of freedom in the story, and to be (apart, perhaps, from Miss Ivors in "The Dead") one of the more liberated women of Dubliners, but, as we find out, this is hardly the case. Still, she's pretty, and vivacious, and she sings provocative songs with lyrics that are just about as Katy Perry-esque as you can get: "I'm a […] naughty girl […] You know I am." She has her fun.