The Pill
Empowering Liberation: Loretta Lynn's Anthem of Independence
Lyrics
You wined me and dined me
You courted and entertained me
When I was your girl
During the time I was your girlfriend
Promised if I'd be your wife
You promised that if I became your wife
You'd show me the world
You would show me the wonders of the world
But all I've seen of this old world
But my experience of the world has been limited
Is a bed and a doctor bill
To a bed and medical expenses
I'm tearin' down your brooder house
I am destroying your chicken coop
'Cause now I've got the pill
Because now I have started using birth control (the pill)
All these years I've stayed at home
All these years I've been at home
While you had all your fun
While you were having your enjoyment
And every year that's gone by
And with each passing year
Another baby's come
Another child has been born
There's a gonna be some changes made
Changes are imminent
Right here on nursery hill
Here on our property (nursery hill)
You've set this chicken your last time
You won't impregnate me again
'Cause now I've got the pill
Because now I am using birth control
This old maternity dress I've got
I'm discarding the old maternity dress
Is goin' in the garbage
It's going in the trash
The clothes I'm wearin' from now on
The clothes I'll wear from now on
Won't take up so much yardage
Will be more fashionable and revealing
Miniskirts, hot pants and a few little fancy frills
Short skirts, hot pants, and fancy frills
Yeah I'm makin' up for all those years
I'm compensating for the lost years
Since I've got the pill
Now that I'm using birth control
I'm tired of all your crowin'
I'm tired of your bragging
How you and your hens play
About your affairs with other women
While holdin' a couple in my arms
While I'm holding one child in my arms
Another's on the way
Another child is on the way
This chicken's done tore up her nest
I've disrupted our family
And I'm ready to make a deal
And I'm ready to negotiate
And ya can't afford to turn it down
You can't afford to reject the deal
'Cause you know I've got the pill
Because I am now using birth control
This incubator is overused
The incubator is no longer needed
Because you've kept it filled
Because you've fathered enough children
The feelin' good comes easy now
Feeling good is easier now
Since I've got the pill
Since I've started using birth control
It's gettin' dark it's roostin' time
It's getting dark, time for chickens to roost
Tonight's too good to be real
Tonight is too good to be true
Oh, but daddy don't you worry none
But don't worry, daddy
'Cause mama's got the pill
Because I am now using birth control
Oh, daddy don't you worry none
Don't worry, daddy
'Cause mama's got the pill
Because I am now using birth control
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