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Also available: Boys Who Rock the World
Chorus:
Whoah, whoah - Girls who rock the world.
Whoah, whoah - Girls who rock the world.
Anna Dickinson was just eighteen
when her speech rocked the world
First woman to speak before Congress
She was a girl who rocked the world.
She said women should vote, and slaves should be free
Each person should live with dignity
Anna Dickinson was courageous and bold
She was a girl who rocked the world.
Chorus
Bessie Smith was just nine years old
When her voice rocked the world
She belted out the blues, loud and strong
She was a girl who rocked the world.
Segregation tried to stop her, but she refused
And she became the Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith had music in her soul
She was a girl who rocked the world.
Chorus
Irene Curie was just eighteen
When her science rocked the world
She brought x-rays to the battlefield
She was a girl who rocked the world
Artificial radioactivity
won her the Nobel Prize in chemistry
Irene Curie had a brilliant mind
She was a girl who rocked the world.
Chorus
Wang Yani was fourteen years old
When her painting rocked the world
The Smithsonian gave her a solo show
She was a girl who rocked the world
The Chinese officials thought her painting was great
They put it on a stamp when she was just eight
Wang Yani's paintings are dynamic and bold
She is a girl who rocks the world
Chorus
Bridge:
Helen Keller, Pocahontas, Anne Frank, Mother Teresa
Girls who rocked the world
Venus Williams, Frida Kahlo, Joan of Arc, Sacagawea
Girls who rocked the world.
Tag:
Whether you are a boy or a girl,
How will you rock the world?
Final Chorus:
Whoah, whoah - How will you rock the world? (4x)
(Additional verses:)
Rigoberta Menchu was fifteen
when her leadership rocked the world
She organized Guatamalan Indians
She was a girl who rocked the world
She told the world of her people's plight
She won the Noble Peace Prize for setting things right
Rigoberta Menchu is brave and strong
She is a girl who rocks the world.
Eliza Lucas Pinkney was seventeen
when her farming rocked the world
She brought new crops to America
She was a girl who rocked the world
From her experiments with indigo
she gave the south a new crop to grow
Eliza Pinkney played a vital role
She was a girl who rocked the world.
Nadia was just fourteen
when her gymnastics rocked the world
She won people's hearts at the Olympic Games
She was a girl who rocked the world
She was the first to get a perfect 10
and then she did it again & again
Nadia Comenici won the gold
She is a girl who rocks the world
Sheryl Swoopes is a basketball star
and her playing rocks the world
She brought the dream team an Olympic gold
She was a girl who rocked the world
She wanted a professional place to play
So she started the Women's NBA
Sheryl Swoopes is a sports hero
She is a girl who rocks the world
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Many thanks to Two of a Kind for permission to display these lyrics.
© 1999 David Heitler-Klevans. All rights reserved. Printed with permission.
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