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2024 Broadway
Suffs the Musical - The Report Lyrics
The song is written by Shaina Taub.
DOCTOR WHITE: (spoken)
Mister 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.
WILSON: (spoken)
Good, I trust I won’t be disappointed?
DOCTOR WHITE: (spoken)
No, sir.
DORIS: (spoken)
Oh god.
DUDLEY: (spoken)
What is it?
WILSON: (spoken)
We are providing the ladies with excellent care
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
A doctor came and dragged me out of my bed
WILSON: (spoken)
Their treatment includes artificial feeding
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS)
He smiled and said that I must be fed
WILSON: (spoken)
The ladies receive it without resistance
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
I turned and twisted all I could
But they threw me on my back
And strapped in my arms and legs
WILSON: (spoken)
There is no force necessary
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS)
They try to pry my mouth open
With pliers and I try
To clench my teeth shut
But they shove the tube
Down my throat, up my nose
WILSON: (spoken)
The ladies are offered fresh milk and eggs
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
They pour raw eggs
Through the tube to my gut
WILSON: (spoken)
They experience no discomfort
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
Everything went black,
I didn’t know where to breathe from
WILSON: (spoken)
The ladies are the picture of health
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS)
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
WILSON: (spoken)
The ladies are nourished
By three meals a day
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
We are forcibly fed three times a day
WILSON: (spoken)
I must say they take this well
ALICE, LUCY, RUZA (& DORIS):
Don’t let them tell
You we take this well
Don’t let them tell
You we take this well
WILSON: (spoken)
In conclusion,
The ladies are well taken care of,
And all rumors in the press
Of physical abuse are entirely false.
MAJOR SYLVESTER: (spoken)
But sir, the problem remains
Of what to do about their leader,
Alice Paul?
RUZA, LUCY (& DORIS):
They took alice away,
Will not tell us where
Have not seen her in days,
Am terribly worried
WILSON:
Someone ought
To commit her to an asylum
DOCTOR WHITE: (spoken)
She does exhibit symptoms
Of hysteria such as verbal displays
Of opinions in public
MAJOR SYLVESTER: (spoken)
A failure to marry and conceive
WILSON:
Ladies must be protected
Review: Suffs the Musical Lyrics
Suffs the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Let Mother Vote
Finish the Fight
Find A Way
Wait My Turn
Terrell’s Theme
The March (We Demand Equality)
Great American Bitch
Ladies
Worth It
If We Were Married
The Convention Part 1
This Girl
The Convention Part 2
Alva Belmont
Show Them Who You Are
The Campaign
How Long?
The Young Are At The Gates
Respectfully Yours, Dudley Malone
Hold It Together
Wait My Turn (reprise)
The Report
Show Them Who You Are (reprise)
Insane
Fire & Tea
Let Mother Vote (reprise)
She and I
A Letter From Harry’s Mother
I Was Here
If We Were Married (reprise)
Lucy’s Song
Finish the Fight (reprise)
Keep Marching
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