There was a young woman who swallowed a lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
There was a young woman who swallowed a rule
“Live to serve men!” she learned it in school
She swallowed the rule to follow the lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
There was a young woman who swallowed some fluff
Lipstick and candy and powder and puff
She swallowed the fluff to follow the rule
“Live to serve men!” she learned it in school
She swallowed the rule to follow the lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
There was a young woman who swallowed a line
“I like ’em dumb, you’ll do fine!”
She swallowed the line to follow the fluff
She swallowed the fluff to follow the rule
“Live to serve men!” she learned it in school
She swallowed the rule to follow the lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
There was a young woman who swallowed a pill
Her organs stood still and she felt kind of ill
She swallowed the pill cause she fell for the line
She swallowed the line to follow the fluff
She swallowed the fluff to follow the rule
“Live to serve men!” she learned it in school
She swallowed the rule to follow the lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
There was a young woman who swallowed a ring
She looked like a princess and felt like a thing
She swallowed the ring to follow the pill
She swallowed the pill cause she fell for the line
She swallowed the line to follow the fluff
She swallowed the fluff to follow the rule
“Live to serve men!” she learned it in school
She swallowed the rule to follow the lie
I don’t know why she swallowed that lie,
perhaps she’ll die!
One day this young woman woke up and she said
“I’ve swallowed so much, I wish I were dead!”
So she ran to her sisters, it wasn’t to late
To throw it all up, to regurgitate!
She threw up the ring, she threw up the pill
She threw up the line, she threw up the rule
She threw up the lie, she felt so much better
I don’t think she’ll die
She said “I feel good, and I want to rejoice
As a kid no one told me that there was a choice!”
So for all the young women who’ve swallowed
such slop
Let’s give ’em a hand, ... and help ’em throw up!
Words by Meredith Tax, Music by Peter Alsop. ©1976, Moose School Music (BMI)
On Asleep At The Helm - www.peteralsop.com