Rosie the Riveter (1942)
Written by Redd Evans/John Jacob Loeb
Performed by The Four Vagabonds
While other girls attend
their fav'rite cocktail bar
Sipping Martinis,
munching caviar
There's a girl who's
really putting them to shame
Rosie is her name
All the day long,
whether rain or shine
She's a part of the
assembly line
She's making history,
working for victory
Rosie, brrrrrrrrrrr, the
riveter
Keeps a sharp lookout
for sabotage
Sitting up there on the
fuselage
That little frail can do
more than a male can do
Rosie, brrrrrrrrrrr, the
riveter
Rosie's got a boyfriend,
Charlie
Charlie, he's a Marine
Rosie is protecting
Charlie
Workin' overtime on the
riveting machine
When they gave her a
production 'E'
She was as proud as a
girl could be
There's something true
about, red, white, and blue about
Rosie, brrrrrrrrrrr, the
riveter
Doo-doo-doo-doo
Ev'ryone stops to admire
the scene
Rosie at work on the
P-19
She's never twittery,
nervous or jittery
(FEMALE VOICE: I'm
Rosie, hm-hm-hm-hmm, the riveter)
What if she's smeared
full of oil and grease
Doin' her bit for the
old lend-lease
She keeps the gang
around, they love to hang around
Rosie (Hm-hm-hm-hm,
that's me, the riveter)
Rosie buys a lot of War
Bonds
That girl really has
sense
Wishes she could
purchase more Bonds
Putting all her extra
cash in National Defense
Oh, when they gave her a
production 'E'
She was as proud as a
girl could be
There's something true
about, red, white, and blue about
Rosie the riveter gal
Independent
Woman
Written
by Beyoncé Knowles
Performed
by Destiny's Child
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my Own rings
only ring your celly when I'm feellin' lonely
when it's all over Please get up and leave
Question: Tell Me how you feel about this
try to Control me boy you get dismissed
pay my Own fun, oh I pay my own bills
always 50/50 in relationships
The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rockin
I've bought it
'Cause I depend on me
If I wanted the watch you're wearin'
I'll buy it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)
All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl I didn't know you could down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Tell me how you feel about this
who Would I want if I would wanna live
I Worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
ladies, it ain't easy bein' Independent
Question: how'd like this Knowledge that I brought
braggin' on That cash that cash that he gave you Is yo' front
if you're gonna brag make Sure it's your money that you flaunt
Depend on noone else to give you what You want
Performed by Helen Reddy
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I've gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman
You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'Cause you've deepened the conviction of my soul
Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I've gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman
See me standing toe
to toe
As I spread my
lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an
embryo
With a long, long
way to go
Until I make my
brother understand
I am strong
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
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