STILL AIN'T SATISFIED
(Bonnie Lockhart)

Well they got women on TV
But I still ain't satisfied
'Cause co-optation's all I see
And I still ain't satisfied
They call me "Ms,' they sell me blue jeans
They call it 'Women's Lib,"
they make it sound obscene

CHORUS
And I still ain't, woa they lied
And I still ain't, woa they lied
And I still ain't, woa they lied
And I still ain't satisfied

Well they got women prison guards
But I still ain't satisfied
With so many still behind bars
And I still ain't satisfied
I don't plead guilt, I don't want no bum deal
I don't want crumbs, I want the whole meal
CHORUS

They liberalized abortion
But I still ain't satisfied
'Cause it still costs a fortune
And I still ain't satisfied
I'm singin' about control of my own womb
And no reform is gonna change my tune
CHORUS

They give out pennies here and there
But I still ain't satisfied
To set up centers for childcare
And I still ain't satisfied
And while we work at slave wages
They brainwash our kids at tender ages
CHORUS

I've got some pride and I won't be lied to
I did decide that half way won't do
CHORUS



Words and music by Bonnie Lockhart
©1974 Paredon Music

Bonnie Lockhart is a singer, composer, pianist and activist whose song "Still Ain't Satisfied" has become something of a feminist anthem. Born and raised in "Reagan Country" (Southern California) she now lives in Oakland, California, and plays with Swingshift, a four- woman jazz ensemble, scheduled for a national tour soon.
For the past five years she's worked with the Berkeley Women's
Music Collective and is featured on their album Tryin' To Survive
(Windbag Records H0815, distributed by Galaxia, P.O. Box 212,
Woburn, MA 01801).
Listen to the rich harmonies of "Still Ain't Satisfied" on Force of Life (P1023, Paredon, Box 889, Brooklyn, NY 11202); Robin Flower sings version of it on More Than Friends, (Spaniel 1916114, distributed by Galaxia). See a printed version in Out Loud!, a collection of new songs by women which Bonnie edited (available from lnkworks Press, 4220 Telegraph Ave., Oakla'nd, CA 94609).


Source: Sing Out! Magazine Vol 28 No 3 (1980) pp 6-7