I was glad to have a girl because my first child was a son.
I thought of all the ruffles, all the frilly bows and fun.
I thought of how we'd sit and talk at night when day was done,
Wasn't I the foolish one?

She was only half past seven when they called me to the fore.
I said "Oh no, I'm not equipped!", they said, "Oh yes! What's more...
We will train you in the basics and outfit you for the corps."
And, they shoved me out the door!

CHORUS:
Glory, glory, I'm a leader!
How'd I get to be a leader?
All I did was have a daughter!
Is this the price I pay?

They taught me be thrifty, to be thoughtful, to be true.
They taught me to string beads like all the good Indians do.
I had to learn to dig a trench and how to use it too!
And you should taste my stew!

I had to learn to sing songs that I didn't understand.
I learned to dance the polka and to make a rhythm band.
To think of what to do and to forget what I had planned.
And they say that Scouting's grand!

CHORUS:
Glory, glory, I'm a leader!
How'd I get to be a leader?
All I did was have a daughter!
Is this the price I pay?

We went walking in the woodland just my Girl Scout troop and me.
The handbooks say that nature has a wealth of sights to see.
It's true that we were sights when we were found eventually!
AND I DO ALL THIS FOR FREE??!!

CHORUS:
Glory, glory, I'm a leader!
How'd I get to be a leader?
All I did was have a daughter!
Is this the price I pay?