The Good Old Double Standard

That good old double stand, raise it high, raise it high

That flag of sexist attitudes let it fly, oh let it fly

This army has two sets of rules depending on your sex

So you better do what the General says or else he’ll have your necks.

 

If the boy experiments with sex he’s a young buck brave and bold

If the young girl does exactly that she’s a slut, a tramp, a moll

Male and female are viewed differently by society’s every eye

So raise the good old double standard high !

 

Did you ever hear of a pack of women trying to rape a man

Did you ever see a woman pinch a man’s bum in a tram ?

No, these are male prerogatives not available to dames

And to make sure that it stays that way is the double standard’s aim.

 

This flags a glorious symbol of women’s weaker need

Her body’s built for birth not for vicarious sexual greed

She’s the victim, she’s the passive, she’s the gender that’s confined

So raise the good old double standard high.

 

When it comes to contraception the male is never to blame

Forget to take your pill — your child’s a bastard with no name.

It’s his normal, natural needs that makes him crave your body

So - your sexual freedom is enslaved again and yet again.

 

And they call you prude or frigid if you ever dare say no.

The double standard says that all wives crave a marital rape

And their feeble protestations they’re excuses to escape

Are just standard feminine come-ons to kindle his desire

 

So raise the good old double standard higher.

If it’s him who’s worked so hard and he’s not feeling the best

Then none of your black negligees will coax him, from his rest

There are no male brothels when a woman’s need is great

 

And the double standard teaches women cannot masturbate.

So if you’ve looked after the kids all day, it’s cooking, washing too

And he comes home with a sexual need he’ll just overpower you

You’re meant to tremble with excitement as he unzips his fly

 

So keep the double standard flying high.

That good old double standard raise it high, raise it high

That flag of sexist attitudes — let it fly, oh let it fly

There are just two ways about it for everything you do

 

And you’ll never know what hold sexual attitude has on you.

You women never ever see the tyranny of men

Your sexual freedom is enslaved again and yet again

In everything to do with sex your life is one big lie

 

So raise the good old double standard high high high

So raise the good old double standard high high high

So raise the good old double standard high high high :

So raise the good old double standard high high high