she becomes jealous, exacting,
suspicious and a damn nuisance.
I find that the moment I let myself
become friends with a woman,
I become selfish and tyrannical.
So here am I, a confirmed old bachelor,
After all, Pickering, I'm an ordinary man
who de sires nothing more than
to live exactly as he likes
and do precisely what he wants.
who likes to live his life free of strife,
They're just an ordinary man.
But let a woman in your life,
and your serenity is through.
She'll re decorate your home
from the cellar to the dome,
then go on to the enthralling
Oh, let a woman in your life,
and you're up against a wall.
Make a plan and you will find
she has something else in mind,
And so rather than do either,
that neither likes at all.
You want to talk of Keats or Norton,
but she only wants to talk of love.
You go to see a play or ballet
and spend it searching for her glove.
and invite eternal strife.
Let them buy their wedding bands
for those anxious little hands.
I'd be equally as willing
for a dentist to be drilling
Than to ever let a woman in my life.
even -tempered and good -natured,
Whom you'll never hear complain,
by the quart in every vein.
The sort who never could, ever would,
Let an insulting remark escape his lips.
But let a woman in your life.
Her patience hasn't got a chance.
She will beg you for advice,
your reply will be concise,
and she'll listen very nicely,
precisely what she wants.
You were a man of grace and polish,
who never spoke above a hush.
all at once, you're using language
that would make a sailor blush.
Oh, let a woman in your life,
and you're plunging in a knife.
tie the knot around their necks.
of the Spanish Inquisition
than to ever let a woman in my life.
who prefers to spend the evenings
in the si lence of his room,
who likes an atmosphere as restful
who likes to meditate, contemplate,
He's just a quiet living man.
But let a woman in your life,
and your sabbatical is through,
In a line that never ends
comes an army of her friends
Come to jabber and to chatter
and to tell her what the matter is
who will descend on you en masse.
with a voice that shatters glass!
Oh, let a woman in your life!
Let a wo man in your life!
Let a wo man in your life!
I shall never let a woman in my life.
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