The Judge Said lyrics

The judge said: "Screw 'em! -Boys, you're only human.

They brought it on themselves by being born a woman.

Like a mountain's there to climb

And food's there to be eaten,

Woman's there to rape,

To be shoved around and beaten."

The judge took his position,

the judge he wouldn't budge,

So we've got out this petition,

and we're going to screw the judge.

Now if you beat a horse or dog or violate a bank,

Simonson will haul you in and throw you in the clink.

But violate a woman,

Your equal and your peer,

The judge will slap you on the wrist

And lay the blame on her.

The judge took his position,

the judge he wouldn't budge,

So we've got out this petition,

and we're going to screw the judge.

To draw a true conclusion from what Simonson has said,

Woman has to live in fear and cover up her head.

She has to dress in Purdah

And lock herself in cages,

And this kinky judge in Madison

Is from the Middle Ages.

The judge took his position,

the judge he wouldn't budge,

So we've got out this petition,

and we're going to dump the judge!

• Artist:Malvina Reynolds