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The original feminist manifesto from a teenager, in 1963.

"You don't own me.
I'm not just one of your many toys.
You don't own me.
Don't say I can't go with other boys.

And don't tell me what to do,
Don't tell me what to say.
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display. 'Cause

You don't own me.
Don't try to change me in any way.
You don't own me.
Don't tie me down 'cause I will never stay.

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And don't tell me what to do
Oh, don't tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display

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I don't tell you what to say
I-I-I, I don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you.

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I'm young and I love to be young!
I'm free and I love to be free!
To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please.

You don’t own me."

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Lesley Gore was just 17 years old when she took this tune all the way to #2 on the pop charts, right under the Beatles

 “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”