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S53E18: Suffs | Clip

“Fire & Tea” from Suffs on Broadway

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Carrie Chapman Catt (Jenn Colella) meets with President Wilson (Grace McLean) to discuss the status of women’s suffrage as a protest rages outside of The White House.

TRANSCRIPT

♪Let the fire♪ ♪Let the fire rage on♪ ♪Let the fire♪ ♪Let the fire rage on♪ ♪ Dear, you must understand ♪ ♪ My hands are full wit making peace in foreign lands ♪ ♪ So let us discuss thi when there is less on my plate ♪ ♪ Itll have to wait ‘till next time ♪ [vocalizing] Now is the next time!

Pardon?

♪ Here she goes ♪ ♪ Look outside your window ♪ ♪ Rage ♪ ♪ They burn you in the street ♪ ♪ You cant keep locking them up ♪ ♪ You know theyll just refuse to eat ♪ ♪ Calm down, Carrie ♪ ♪ Theres no need to be angry ♪ ♪ Angry girls with matches wont force my hand ♪ ♪ So shake my hand instead♪ ♪ Thats quite enough.

Good day♪ ♪ For I have always led an organization of ladies ♪ ♪ Of proper ladies ♪ ♪ Who have made the proper plea ♪ ♪ So use me ♪ ♪ Give us the vote ♪ ♪ And you can credit my cooperation ♪ ♪ Give us the vote ♪ ♪ And all those angry girls will go away ♪ ♪ Let the fire rage on ♪ ♪ So Woodrow ♪ ♪ What do you say?

♪ ♪ Rage on ♪ ♪ Rage on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ Rage ♪ ♪ Let the fire rage!

♪ [fire explodes] [applause]