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Hymn to Him
PhilFogg Started conversation Apr 27, 2003
Pickering, why can't a woman be more like a man?
Yes, why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so honest, so thorougly square, internally noble, historically fair,
Who when you win will always give your back a pat?
Oh, why can't a woman be like that?
Why does everyone do what the others do?
Can't a woman learn to use her head?
Why do they do everything their mothers do?
Why don't they grow up, well, like their father instead?
Why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so pleasant, so easy to please,
Whenever you're with them, you're always at ease.
Would you be slighted if I didn't speak for hours?
-- Of course not! --
Would you be livid if I had a drink or two?
-- Nonsense! --
Would you be wounded if I never sent you flowers?
-- Never! --
Well, why can't a woman be - like you?
One man in a million may shout a bit,
Now and then, there's one with slight defects,
One, perhaps, whose truthfulness you doubt a bit,
But, by and large, we are a marvellous sex!
Why can't a woman behave like a man?
Men are so friendly, good-natured and kind!
A better companion you never will find!
If I were hours late for dinner, would you bellow?
-- Of course not! --
If I forgot your silly birthday, would you fuss?
-- Nonsense!--
Would you complain if I took out another fellow?
-- Never!--
Well, why can't a woman be like us?
Mrs Pearce - you're a woman:
Why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so decent, such regular chaps,
Ready to help you through any mishaps,
Ready to buck you up whenever you're glum.
Why can't a woman be a chum?
Why is thinking something women never do?
Why is logic never even tried?
Straightening up their hair is all they ever do,
Why don't they straighten up the mess that's inside?
Why can't a woman behave like a man?
If I was a woman who'd been to a ball,
Been hailed as a princess by one and by all,
Would I start weeping like a bathtub overflowing?
Or carry on as if my home were in a tree?
Would I run off and never tell me where I'm going?
Why can't a woman be like ME?
-- My Fair Lady, Hymn to Him
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