We are the suffragettes,
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Think you know some fierce girls?
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You ain't heard nothing yet.
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A lass called Milli Fawcett founder of our cause,
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Started the battle for our rights
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Argued the government should change the laws,
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Here is how she stated applied
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How come girls can't vote for rules that we have to obey?
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When we work and pay taxes too!
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Parliament's reaction was
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'Oh do go away! '
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How dare they diss the suffrage crew
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Suffragettes sing, we're gonna do this thing
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Peaceful protest started in 1903
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Got no reaction, needed drastic action
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Got a new leader Emmeline Pankhurst
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That's me
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Burst into parliament shouting votes for women,
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Actions though were shocking anf new
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Chained ourselves to palace gates
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Tension was brimming on the WSPU
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Burned down churches, smashed up shops
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Attacked MPs, the result we were thrown in gaol
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This made us more determined as you'll come to see
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Think we'd give up fighting? hey fail!
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Suffragettes sing together we can win
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In prison we protested and went on hunger strike
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Men still said no but we just said Yo!
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You won't stop us now!
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Miss Davison please take the mic
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We became more extreme
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Derby day June 13
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In front of king and queen
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Committed sacrifice supreme
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Crept unseen between the team
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And crowds watching the race
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And threw myself under a horse
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To try and make our case
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Became a famous martyr, how did men react?
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We can't give women votes if they're so stupid they'll do that
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Seemed our cause was lost
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When world war came along
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Our suffragette reaction
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Was to wave our protest good bye
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Farewell, so long, took patriotic action
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Put down our banner sayinggive us votes
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Instead supported the men's fight
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Worked to help them win the war so guess what they said
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Okay ladies... you were right!
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Suffragettes sing, we've done it ding-ding
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At last those men could see they should treat us the same
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So all take note now that women can vote
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And it's thanks to those who fought in the
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Suffragette name!
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Suffragettes
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