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lyrics

When you grow up little girl
You could be
Anything you want to be
You could be
A naval chief
And sail cross the sea
Anything
Little girl
A doctor or priest
You could be
Little girl
The chair of the board
And you will be running the show
Calling the shots
And eligible for anything up to two-thirds of what the men around you are earning.

When you grow up little girl
You could climb
To the top of the heap
You could rule
You could lead
You could be A-number one
Be a judge
Or the Queen
It's all in your reach
But of course
Little girl
You'll have to deal
With making the decision of either
Being known as the girl who brought the tribunal or letting Richard get away with it again.

When you grow up little girl
You could be
In the media
Especially
If your parents
Work in the media
You could be
A success
Like the Pussycat Dolls

Hey pretty white boy
Won't'cha come and play?
I've got a vagina
Buy me things

But that's not for today little girl
Go to sleep
Don't worry
Today is for dreams
And I'm sorry that the world around you isn't fair but
However hard it seems
I will stand with you
Fight with you
Learn to fight for you
Get Paddy to fight for you
Do anything it takes
So that when you grow up little girl
We'll make the world a very slightly more
Acceptable place

And I admit that the medium of comedy song
Might not seem the safest bet to change the world
But I'll work all my days
However long that is
I don't know how long I've got
I mean I've smoked all of my life
Kids don't smoke, it's not cool
And since James Gandolfini and Mel Smith are no longer with us it's no longer looking so good for the larger man

But together we'll make the world just a little less bleak
For when you grow up little girl
For when you grow up little girl
For when you grow up little girl
For when you grow up little girl

credits

from Songs For The Apocalypse, released February 12, 2018
Jonny Donahoe - Vocals
Paddy Gervers - Vocals / Guitars / Harmonica / Drum Programming
Rob Sell - Drum Programming
Alice Bonifacio - Vocals / Violin

Written by Jonny Donahoe & Paddy Gervers

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Jonny & The Baptists London, UK

Nominated for five major awards (they’ve never won any), Jonny & the Baptists – real names Jonny
Donahoe & Paddy Gervers – have rapidly become one of the UK's hottest live musical comedy acts. They've featured on 'The Now Show' (BBC Radio 4), 'The Infinite Monkey Cage' (BBC R4), 'The Gadget Show' (Channel 5) and 'Sketchorama' (BBC R4). They once topped the iTunes Comedy Chart
with single ‘Farage’.
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