Dolly Parton — 19th Amendment

[Intro] (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) [Intro: Male Voice] August 18, 1920: Woman Suffrage Amendment Ratified [Intro: Dolly Parton] Women have been fighting for the legal right to vote since the 1840's. In 1890 the National American Woman Suffrage Association, NAWSA, was established with Susan B. Anthony its leading force. But women have been fighting for their rights since the very beginning of time [Verse 1] First they said we couldn't dance Then said we couldn't drink And unless some man allowed it They said we couldn't think They said we shouldn't speak 'til we were spoken to Well, there was just so much back then We weren't allowed to do [Chorus] But the first bite of that apple I guess revealed the truth That's when Eve got smart And that's why Adam don't like fruit But that ol' tree of knowledge Had some limbs that broke We had to fight for women's rights They said we couldn't vote [Interlude] It is the duty of the women of this country to secure for themselves the sacred right to vote [Bridge] We've carried signs, we've cussed at times Marched up and down the streets We had to fight for women's rights Wore blisters on our feet We got tired of seein' all our dreams go up in smoke Burdens more than we could tote Having lies crammed down our throats But that ol' dam finally broke When women finally got the right to vote (We want the vote) (We want the vote) [Verse 2] They said a woman's place Was staying in her hut Washin', cookin', cleanin' Wipin' baby's butts They said she'd never see the day We'd equal up to them But here we are, we've come so far I guess we sure showed them [Chorus] The first bite of that apple I guess revealed the truth That's when Eve got smart And that's why Adam don't like fruit But that ol' tree of knowledge Had some limbs that broke We had to fight for women's right They said we couldn't vote [Interlude] (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) [Bridge] We were defiant, I'll admit But we all knew we couldn't quit ‘Cause the suffrage amendment must be passed We protested, we cried out Finally it came about Ratified by Tennessee, we won at last [Chorus] And the first bite of that apple I guess revealed the truth That's when Eve got smart And that's why Adam don't like fruit But that ol' tree of knowledge Had some limbs that broke We had to fight for women's rights We won the right to vote [Outro] They thought we were a joke They tried to dash our hopes With every word they spoke They tried to revoke A woman's right to vote But we made it! [Outro: Male Voice] And August 18, 1920: Woman Suffrage Amendment was ratified [Outro] (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote) (We want the vote)