Various Artists - Sufferin' Til Sufferage |
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Sufferin' Til Sufferage
Various Artists NOW YOU have heard of Women's Rights, And how we've tried to reach new heights. If we're "all created equal" . . . That's us too! (Yeah!) But you will proba ... bly not recall That it's not been too ... too long at all. Since we even had the right to Cast a vote. (Well!) Well, sure, some men bowed down and called us "Mrs." (Yeah!) (Huh!) Let us hang the wash out and wash the dishes, president But when the time rolled around to elect a What did they say, Sister, (What did they say?) They said, uh, "See ya later, alligator, And don't forget my ... my mashed potatoes 'Cause I'm going downtown to cast my vote for president." Oh, we were suffering until suffrage, Not a woman here could vote, no matter what age, Then the nineteenth amendment struck down that restrictive rule. (Oh yeah!) And now we pull down on the lever, Cast our ballots and we endeavor To improve our country, state, county, town, and school. (Tell 'em 'bout it!) Those pilgrim women who ... who braved the boat Could cook the turkey, but they ... Even Betsy ROSS who sewed the flag was they could not vote. left behind that first election day. (What a shame, Sisters!) Then Susan B. Anthony (Yeah!) and Julia Howe, showed us how; (Lucretia!) Lucretia Mott, (and others!) they They carried signs and marched in lines Oh, we were suffering until suffrage, Until at long last the law was passed. Not a woman here could vote, no matter what age, Then the nineteenth amendment struck down that restrictive rule (Oh yeah!) And now we pull down on the lever, Cast our ballots and we endeavor To improve our country, state, county, town, and school. (Right on! Right on!) Yes, the nineteenth amendment Struck down that restrictive rule. (Right on! Right Yes, the nineteenth amendment on!) Struck down that restrictive rule. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Right on! We got it now! Since 1920 ... Vote onSisters, unite! |
