CHELSEA MANNINGTune: "Chelsea Morning"Woke up, and I was Chelsea Manning
And the first thing that I said
Was I wanted to be female
And wear wigs upon my head
If you think you'd like to buy me bras
And wrap them up, I take A-cup
Oh, don't you guess
I'll put on a dress
And I'll wear a bunch of make-up
Woke up, and I was Chelsea Manning
And the first thing that I saw
Was a thirty-five-year sentence
And no rainbow on the wall
All those big strong men to welcome me
Criminals can be so hardened
O, won't you please
I'm on my knees
Give this little girl a pardon
Now the cell door opens on my new friends for the day
And the hall is filled, they form a line
And two'd be fine
But look, there's nine
Whistles to blow today
Woke up, and I was Chelsea Manning
And the first thing that I know
That I now realize I'm lesbian
I should go where women go
And I don't like this place that I'm in
So stick me with some hormones
Oh, let me stay
Where I'll be okay
And we'll talk in diff'rent pronouns
When the cell door closes
And the rainbows all recede
I will tell you secrets
Hear me speak
The stuff you seek
Is what I'll leak
The only thing I need
Pretty badly, I'm not
Bradley, now I'm Chelsea Manning
