Lyrics: This is an empowering song about girls who did amazing things before the age of twenty.  There is also a book called "Girls Who Rocked the World" by Amelie Walden (Beyond Words Publishing, Inc.).  See below for additional verses, not included on the CD.

(Chorus:)
Whoah, whoah - Girls who rock the world (2x)

Anna Dickinson was just eighteen
when her speech rocked the world
First woman to speak before Congress
She was a girl who rocked the world.
    She said women should vote, and slaves should be free
    Each person should live with dignity
    Anna Dickinson was courageous and bold
    She was a girl who rocked the world.

(Chorus)

Bessie Smith was just nine years old
When her voice rocked the world
She belted out the blues, loud and strong
She was a girl who rocked the world.
    Segregation tried to stop her, but she refused
    And she became the Empress of the Blues
    Bessie Smith had music in her soul
    She was a girl who rocked the world.

(Chorus)

Irene Curie was just eighteen
When her science rocked the world
She brought x-rays to the battlefield
She was a girl who rocked the world
    Artificial radioactivity
    won her the Nobel Prize in chemistry
    Irene Curie had a brilliant mind
    She was a girl who rocked the world.

(Chorus)

Wang Yani was fourteen years old
When her painting rocked the world
The Smithsonian gave her a solo show
She was a girl who rocked the world
    The Chinese officials thought her painting was great
    They put it on a stamp when she was just eight
    Wang Yani’s paintings are dynamic and bold
    She is a girl who rocks the world

(Chorus)

(Bridge:)
Helen Keller, Pocahontas, Anne Frank, Mother Teresa
Girls who rocked the world
Venus Williams, Frida Kahlo, Joan of Arc, Sacagawea
Girls who rocked the world.

    (Tag:)
    Whether you are a boy or a girl,
    How will you rock the world?

(Final Chorus:)
Whoah, whoah - How will you rock the world? (4x)


(Additional verses:)
Rigoberta Menchu was fifteen
when her leadership rocked the world
She organized Guatamalan Indians
She was a girl who rocked the world
    She told the world of her people’s plight
    She won the Noble Peace Prize for setting things right
    Rigoberta Menchu is brave and strong
    She is a girl who rocks the world.

Eliza Lucas Pinkney was seventeen
when her farming rocked the world
She brought new crops to America
She was a girl who rocked the world
    From her experiments with indigo
    she gave the south a new crop to grow
    Eliza Pinkney played a vital role
    She was a girl who rocked the world.

Nadia was just fourteen
when her gymnastics rocked the world
She won people’s hearts at the Olympic Games
She was a girl who rocked the world
    She was the first to get a perfect 10
    and then she did it again & again
    Nadia Comenici won the gold
    She is a girl who rocks the world

Sheryl Swoopes is a basketball star
and her playing rocks the world
She brought the dream team an Olympic gold
She was a girl who rocked the world
    She wanted a professional place to play
    So she started the Women’s NBA
    Sheryl Swoopes is a sports hero
    She is a girl who rocks the world