Ballad of Anita Hill

I'll sing you a song of a dear country girl and a great thing she has done Took a dirty little game that thrives in the dark and dragged it out into the sun She dragged it out into the sun, good friends, where everyone could see It wasn't good enough for the Senate, but it's good enough for me It wasn't good enough for the Senate, but it's good enough for me The Senate, the White House, a powerful crew Judge Thomas, the man of the day They didn't want to listen to Anita Hill, but she told the truth anyway She told the truth anyway, good friends, at the risk of a job and her name And wouldn't this world be a better place if some of them would do the same? Now wouldn't this world be a better place if some of them would do the same? It wasn't that she didn't feel pressure It wasn't that she didn't feel fright It wasn't that she stood to gain of a damn thing She just did what she knew was right She did what she knew was right, good friends And she stood with an iron will And if Clarence gonna get to be uppity He could take a lesson from Anita Hill I called up a friend in Michigan I said, "What does it mean to you?" She said, "If Anita can stand and deliver Maybe I can do it too 'Cause it's happened to me and I let it pass in anger, shame, and fear But I ain't gonna take that crap anymore" "Best news I've heard all year" Best news I've heard all year, good friends, for the battle is raging still Stand up, talk back, don't take their crap Three cheers for Anita Hill Stand up, talk back, don't take their crap Three cheers for Anita Hill