- published: 23 Jun 2008
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Cecilia, which is the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, has been a consistently used name in the United States, where it has ranked among the top 500 names for girls for more than 100 years. It was the 274th most popular name for American girls born in 2007. It was the 317th most popular given name for women and girls in the United States census of 1990. It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Sweden in the early years of the 21st century.
We were three little girls from school
One was pretty, one was smart and one was a borderline fool
But she's still good lookin', that woman hadn't slipped a bit
The smart one used her head, she made her fortune
And me I cross the border every chance I get
We were the girls of the 50's
Stoned rock and rollers in the 60's
And more than our names got changed
As the 70's slipped on by, now we're 80's ladies
There ain't been much these ladies ain't tried
We've been educated, we got liberated
And has complicating matters with men
Oh we've said, "I do" and we've signed, "I don't"
And we've sworn we'd never do that again
Oh we burned our bras and we burned our dinners
And we burned our candles at both ends
And we've had some children
Who look just like the way we did back then
Oh but we're all grown up now, all grown up
None of us can tell you quite how
We were the girls of the 50's
A stoned rock and rollers in the 60's
Honey more than our names got changed
As the 70's slipped on by, now we're 80's ladies
There ain't been much these ladies ain't tried
A my name is Alice
I'm gonna marry Artie
We're gonna sell apples
And live in Arkansas
B my name is Betty
I'm gonna marry Bobby
We're gonna sell beans
And live in Brazil
C my name is Connie
I'm gonna marry Charlie
We're gonna sell cars