Play Like A Girl

Play Like A Girl - Janis Ian

Written by：Janis Ian

I remember when boys told me

You play like a girl

It's a matter of genetic history

You play like a girl

You can't be in our band

You don't play like a man

But there's one thing you can do

Teach us to play like you

Now all over this big wide world

I play like a girl

From the California lights to the Serengeti nights

I play like a girl

When I was ten years old I was told

You can't play baseball

You've got to pitch underhand

You can't throw it like a man

It won't be any fun at all

Girls don't know how to have fun

Girls don't last in the long run

Girls give birth and stuff but

They're not really tough enough

Now all over this big wide world

I play like a girl

From the California lights to the Serengeti nights

I play like a girl

Don't want to be Elvis

Mickey mantle or babe

This isn't a contest

I just want to make some music

Have a good time while I do it

I don't need permission

To change this tradition

When they tell me you can't play

I just turn my back and say

Now all over this big wide world

I play like a girl

From the California lights to the Serengeti nights

I play like a girl

I play like a girl

I play like a girl