The Report

Mr. President, I have the report on the conditions in the prison Just as you requested This ought to debunk all the baseless claims That the women are being mistreated Good, I trust I won't be disappointed? No, sir Oh, God! What is it? We are providing the ladies with excellent care A doctor came and dragged me out of my bed Their treatment includes artificial feeding He smiled, and said that I must be fed The ladies receive it without resistance I turned and twisted all I could But they threw me on my back And strapped in my arms and legs There is no force necessary They tried to pry my mouth open with pliers And I tried to clench my teeth shut But they shoved the tube down my throat Up my nose The ladies are offered fresh milk and eggs They pour raw eggs through the tube to my gut They experience no discomfort Everything went black I didn't know where to breathe from The ladies are the picture of health They withdrew the tube and I bled Out my nose, out my mouth So much blood Then they leave me there, very sick Choking, gagging all night long The ladies are nourished by three meals a day We are forcibly fed three times a day I must say, they take this well Don't let them tell you we take this well Don't let them tell you we take this well In conclusion, the ladies are well taken care of And all rumors in the press of physical abuse are entirely false But Sir The problem remains of what to do with their leader, Alice Paul They took Alice away Will not tell us where Have not seen her in days I'm terribly worried Someone ought to commit her to an asylum She does exhibit symptoms of hysteria Such as verbal displays of opinions in public Failure to marry and conceive Ladies must be protected