Ye lords of
creation, men you are called,
You think you rule the whole
You are much
mistaken, after all,
For you are under woman's
control.
For ever since the world began
It's always been the way--
Now did not Adam, the very first man,
The very first woman obey, obey, obey,
The very first woman
obey?
Ye lords who are present, hear my call.
I know you will quickly say:
Our size much larger, our nerves more strong,
Shall the stronger the weaker obey?
Now think not, though these words we hear,
We'll mind one word you say;
For as long as a woman's possessed of a tear,
Your power will vanish away, away, away,
Your power will vanish away.
But should there be so strange a wight
As not to be moved by a tear,
Do not be astounded at the sight,
We still have no cause to fear;
Let us leave themselves to muse
Upon their fancied sway--
For as long as a woman's possessed of a smile,
She will certainly have her own way, way, way,
She will certainly have her own way.
Now, ladies, since I've made it plain
That the thing is really so,
We'll not let them have their way,
But we'll show them the way to go.
For ever since the world began
It's always been the way,
And we'll manage it so that the very last man
Shall the very last woman obey, obey, obey,
Shall the very last woman obey.
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