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(Yeah! Hurray!)Now you have heard of Women's RightsAnd how we've tried to reach new heightsIf we're "all created equal"That's us too!(Yeah!)But you will probably not recallThat it's not been too, too long at allSince we even had the right toCast a vote(Well!)Well, sure, some men bowed down and called us "Mrs." (Yeah!)Let us hang the wash out and wash the dishes (Huh!)But when the time rolled around to elect a presidentWhat did they say, Sister (What did they say?)They said, uh, "See you later, alligatorAnd don't forget my, my mashed potatoesBecause I'm going downtown to cast my vote for president"SongtexteOh, we were suffering until suffrageNot a woman here could vote, no matter what ageThen the 19th Amendment struck down that restrictive rule (Oh yeah!)And now we pull down on the leverCast our ballots and we endeavorTo improve our country, state, county, town, and school(Tell them about it!)Those pilgrim women whoWho braved the boatCould cook the turkey, but theyThey could not voteEven Betsy Ross, who sewed the flag, was left behind that first election day(What a shame, Sisters!)Then Susan B. Anthony (yeah!) and Julia Howe(Lucretia!) Lucretia Mott, (and others!) they showed us howThey carried signs and marched in linesUntil at long last the law was passedOh, we were suffering until suffrageNot a woman here could vote, no matter what ageThen the 19th Amendment struck down that restrictive rule (Oh yeah!)And now we pull down on the leverCast our ballots and we endeavorTo improve our country, state, county, town, and school (Right on! Right on!)Yes, the 19th AmendmentStruck down that restrictive rule (Right on! Right on!)Yes, the 19th AmendmentStruck down that restrictive rule(Yeah, yeah!Yeah, yeah!Right on!We got it now!)Since 1920Sisters, unite!Vote on! Aus Songtexte Mania