words and Music by Arlo Guthrie Too many women growing up wrong Get an education thinking thoughts on their own Making decisions telling men what to do Look at the trouble that we're all going through Russian girls could save the world Here in America land of the free Used to mean something to you and to me You can't tell women what they really are for Well then you ain't really free anymore Russian girls could save the world Meanwhile back in the U.S.S.R. They're making women change tires on cars Working in factories and incredible as it seems They make them study gymnastics And you know what that means! Russian girls could save the world