The Iron Lady Lyrics - Phil Ochs

Have you seen the iron lady's charms 

Legs of steel, leather on her arms 

Takin' on a man to die 

A life for a life, an eye for an eye 

And that's the iron lady in the chair 

Stop the murder, deter the crimes away 

Only killing shows killing doesn't pay 

Yes, that's the kind of law it takes 

Even though we make mistakes 

And sometimes send the wrong man to the chair 

In the death row waiting for their turn 

No time to change, not a chance to learn 

Waiting for someone to call, say it's over after all 

They won't have to face the justice of the chair 

Just before they serve him one last meal 

Shave his head, oh, they ask him how he feels 

Then the warden comes to say goodbye 

Reporters come to watch him die 

Watch him as he's strapped into the chair 

And the chaplain, he reads the final prayer 

Be brave my son, the Lord is waiting there 

Oh, murder is so wrong you see 

Both the Bible and the courts agree 

That the state's allowed to murder in the chair 

In the courtroom, watch the balance of the scales 

If the price is right, there's time for more appeals 

The strings are pulled, the switch is stayed 

The finest lawyers fees are paid 

And a rich man's never died upon the chair 

Have you seen the iron lady's charms 

Legs of steel, leather on her arms 

Takin' on a man to die 

A life for a life, an eye for an eye 

And that's the iron lady in the chair