Sufferin' Till Suffrage

Now you have heard
About women's rights
And how we've tried
To reach new heights
If we're all created equal,
That's us too.

But you will probably
not recall
That it's not been
Too long at all
Since we even had the right
To cast a vote.

Well sure some men
bowed down and called us misses,
Let us hang the wash out,
and wash the dishes,
but when the time rolled around
to elect a president
What did they say, sisters?

They said, uh, see you later,
alligator, and don't forget my
mashed potatoes,
Because I'm going downtown
To cast my vote for president.

But we were sufferin',
until suffrage,
Not a woman here could vote
No matter what age
Until the 19th Amendment
Struck down that
Restrictive rule.

Now we pull down
on the lever
Cast our ballots,
And we endeavor
To improve our country,
state, county, town and school.

Those pilgrim women
Who braved the boat
Could cook the turkey
But they could not vote
Even Betsy Ross who sewed the flag
Was left behind that first election day (What a shame, sisters!)

Then Susan B. Anthony,
and Julia Howe,
Lucretia March,
they showed us how,
They carried signs
and marched in lines
Until at long last
the law was passed.

(repeat chorus)

Since 1920,
Sisters Unite!