Eat your lima beans Clean your plate Children are starving in Armenia, in India, in Africa… No dessert; you’re fat Stop sucking your thumb Stop banging your head Why do you do that? Girls can do anything You should be a nurse Now your mother’s in school In four years, she’ll be a nurse Watch the news; learn about the world, the war, the moon… She hates people who love; we won’t buy the juice We’re fighting Commies; see the soldiers wrapped in flags Get up early; watch Neil Armstrong take a stroll Girls can do anything You could be an astronaut Listen to music Read a book Let’s work on math I’ll check your spelling We’ll ride the bus to center city; Come help me at the firehouse No, girls can’t be firemen – not yet Girls can do anything You could be a nurse, but you should be yourself
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