Heard It Through the Pope-vine

lead singer(s) plus background singers (the latter in italics) Ooh, you try to be true to your creed Help others in their time of need. You took a vow of poverty Left your home and family. The Church you pro-mised to obey But we found out yesterday Don’t you know that.. Chorus: We heard it through the Pope-vine, You nuns have got to get in line. We heard it through the Pope-vine, You women must have lost your minds. Honey, honey, yeah. Heard it through the Pope-vine You nuns have got to get in line Ooh, ooh, ooh The Leadership Con-fer-ence Of Women Re-li-gi-ous Who would have ever made a guess You’re radical feminists? We need to pull you back from sin And we’ve got just the men To do it, ’cause Chorus background chorus You women have lost the path Of patriarchy and God’s wrath You put too much priority On health and social equity The pope knows what is best To lay your sins to rest. Don’t you know that Chorus background chorus