Let Mother Vote

[CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, spoken]
Welcome, gentlemen

[CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT]
God bless our great republic
God bless our grand old flag
God bless the land of freedom we hold dear
And the heartbeat of that land
Will always be the home
And that, of course, is woman's sacred sphere
We nurture every family
Just as we're meant to do
So won't you let us nurture the nation too?

Let mother vote
We raised you, after all
Won't you thank the lady you have loved since you were small?
We reared you, cheered you
Helped you when you fell
With your blessing, we could help America as well

Let mother vote
We'll keep our country clean
We'll tidy up our politics until they are pristine
We'll wash out any stain
In society's domain
So, Mister, won't you please let mother vote?

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
Let mother vote

[CARRIE]
We've got the recipe

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
For well-balanced government
Fresh-baked with decency

[CARRIE]
Two cups of moral fiber
Add a dollop of good grace
Mix in maternal instinct
And the world's a better place

[NAWSA SUFFS]
Let mother vote

[CARRIE]
Let mother vote

[NAWSA SUFFS]
Let mother vote

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
We'll nurse the USA

[CARRIE]
Until corruption, greed and vice

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
Are sweetly swept away

[CARRIE]
We'll deploy domestic skills

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
To cure domestic ills
So, Mister, won't you please let mother vote?

'Cause we gave birth to old Abe Lincoln
And Robert E. Lee
Babe Ruth and Woodrow Wilson
We bounced 'em on our knee

[CARRIE]
We brought you all these brilliant guys
Don't we deserve a little prize?

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
Let mother vote!

[CARRIE]
Don't worry, it's alright

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
We'll still be there to hold you close

[CARRIE]
And tuck you in at night

[NAWSA SUFFS]
Tuck you in at night

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
It won't disrupt your lives
We'll still be loyal wives

[CARRIE]
So, Mister, won't you please let mother vote?

[NAWSA SUFFS]
Let mother vote

[CARRIE]
We'll vote like father
Vote like son

[NAWSA SUFFS]
And two good votes are better than one

[CARRIE & NAWSA SUFFS]
So please (Please, please, please)
Pretty please (Please, please, please)
Let dear (Dear) old (Old) mother vote (Mother vote)

[CARRIE]
Let your all-American mother vote