[*Library of Congress
Copyright
Oct 17 1895
28608
City of Washington*]

[*May 27, 1895*]

The New
Woman
or The
Woman
of '95

Song
By
The Author of
The 
Light of Other Days

Yes we'll greet the bloomer women,
Great new women with a roar with a roar;
Though the battle's hard to fight,
Take to it with main and might,
And you'll surely reighn supreme for ever more.

Emerson Cin. D.
[*2nd Copy Delivered to the
Jun 20 1900
Music Department.*]

Margaret A. Koenig.
Published by
John H. Koenig.     5
25 Centre
Milwaukee, Wis.

[*M1622
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Copy 1*]

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The New Woman,
or
The Woman of 95.

Words & Music by
Margaret A. Koenig

1. Where did you get that hat where
2. New women you would be my

did you get that pin Spent your money on such trash
heart is filled with woe I shall have to stay at home

tis a perfect sin I must labor I must toil and never get a
wash and iron too I shall have to scrub and wash and knit and mend the

din' For you must promenade the streets to show your hat and
socks While wifie in her easy chair sits quietly and

Copyright, 1895, by Margaret A. Koenig.

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pin Oh if men only knew what t'is to lead a
rocks Entertain or recieve her friends in bloomers

wedded life  They would never care for it and for a
bright arrayed  While she is getting ready to join the

pretty wife. They would be content to
bicycle parade. Or rock little Nell to

lead a quiet batchelor's life. Oh if men
sleep and see the beds are made While my wife

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only knew what it is to have a pretty wife.
for the grand theater in splendor is arrayed.

Perhaps you think I'll
That is what the

stay at home and scrub and wash the pots And come at my sweet
men must do their wives like Queens must live They fancy something

husband's call to untie his shoestring nots Perhaps you'd have me
very new the husband cash must give We are here to

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stay at home and wash and iron too And never have a
rule this world and we shall do it too. We will no longer

thing in style and ne'er a thing that's new Oh women
hang our heads be bossed around by you Why will men

if you only knew what 'tis this wedded life - You would
always think that we are ninety-five of age. But when

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never never care to be any mans wife If
told that we r of ninety five they are enraged The

you would be up to date women of ninety-five Just
men ruled by Englands Queen are always brave and true Just

you keep a way from all the men and from this wedded life.
you wait and you shall see and hear what new women can do.

[*The new woman. 5.*]

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