Now there was a time When they used to say That behind every great man There had to be a great woman Oh in these times of change You know that it's no longer true So we're coming out of the kitchen 'Cause there's something We forgot to say to you We say,Sisters are doing it for themselves Standing on their own two feet And ringing on their own bells Sisters are doing it for themselves This is a song to celebrate The conscious liberation Of the female state Mothers,daughters And their daughters too,yeah Woman to woman We're singing with you The inferior sex Has got a new exterior,yeah We got doctors,lawyers Politicians too,ooh,hoo Everybody,take a look around Can you see,can you see,can you see There's a woman right next to you,ooh hoo Sisters are doing it for themselves (Oh,yes,we are ) Standing on their own two feet And ringing on their own bells Sisters are doing it for themselves We ain't making stories We ain't laying plans Don't you know that A man still loves a woman When a woman still loves a man Just the same way (or though ) Sisters are doing it for themselves There was a time When they used to say That behind every great man There had to be a great woman In these times of change You know that it's no longer true So we're coming out of the kitchen 'Cause there's something We forgot to say to you We say,Sisters are doing it for themselves Standing on their own two feet And ringing on their own bells Sisters are doing it for themselves Come on,girl Go for it,go for it Sisters are doing it for themselves Sisters are doing it ,doing it Doing it,doing it