Released: September 18, 2018

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

[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)

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings