Malvina Reynolds — Rosie Jane

This song is addressed to my sisters Any man who is present may listen Any priest, any public official, any physician But it gives him no license to touch us We make the decision Me and Lydia, Josie and Rosie and Eve We handle this matter ourselves You'd better believe, or you better leave Chorus: Rosie Jane, are you pregnant again? Rosie Jane, you can hardly take care Of the four you had before What in heaven's name were you thinking of! Rosie Jane, was it love? I had an extra shot on top of what I'd got In a word I was drunk, so was Bill At least I think it was Bill And I'd forgot to take my pill I guess it was God's will (Chorus) When that baby is a child It will suffer from neglect Be picked upon and pecked And run over and wrecked And its head will be crowned with the thorn But while it's inside her It must remain intact And it cannot be murdered till it's born (Chorus)