I Won’t Be a Slave
Anonymous
| Original | La canzone femminista sulla cui melodia le Lowell Mill Girls... |
| I WON’T BE A SLAVE Oh! Isn’t it a pity That such a pretty girl as I Should be sent to the factory To pine away and die? Oh! I cannot be a slave; I will not be a slave, For I’m so fond of liberty That I cannot be a slave. | I WON'T BE A NUN Now is it not a pity that such a pretty girl as I Should be couped up in a Nunnery to pine away and die But I won't be a Nun, No I won't be a Nun I am so fond of pleasures that I cannot be a Nun. I am sure I cannot tell now, what mischief I have done But my Mother often tells me that I must be a Nun But I won't be a Nun, No I won't be a Nun I am so fond of pleasures that I cannot be a Nun. I could not bear confinement no, it would not do for me For I like to go a-shopping and to see what I can see But I won't be a Nun, No I won't be a Nun I am so fond of pleasures that I cannot be a Nun. I love to hear men flattering, love fashionable clothes I love music and dancing and chatting with the beaus But I won't be a Nun, No I won't be a Nun I am so fond of pleasures that I cannot be a Nun. So Mother don't be angry now but let your daughter be For the Nuns would not like to have a novice wild as me But I won't be a Nun, No I won't be a Nun I am so fond of pleasures that I cannot be a Nun. |
