79 Cents [D] - Eilen Jewell D Whether she's rich Or toiling in a ditch A No matter the colour of her collar G The heart of your home D Works her fingers to the bone A D For 79 cents to your dollar |[Chorus] |D A |79 cents, 79 cents, Woah, oh |G D |Hey hey, it’s al-right it's okay |A D |It's 79 cents to your dollar D But if her skin is brown Her pay goes down A It’s a nickel to the white man's dime G But don't complain D Or they'll call you insane A D People call me "left-wing swine" And don't forget Mama gets less It's the motherhood penalty With a baby on her hip Office phone against her lip For a raise she’ll never see "Love it or leave it" Ad nauseam is repeated With fevered regurgitation It means "Bend over and take it If you don’t like it fake it For the sake of the male population" |For the male population, the male population |Woah, oh |Hey hey, it's alright it's okay |It's the great the male population So ladies, think twice If Uncle Sams seems nice You say he doesn't mean it now But Mr. Status Quo Oh, don't you know He's grabbing us right in the "meow"