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Thread #8362   Message #51686
Posted By: mm
01-Jan-99 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: Songs about women coping
Subject: RE: Animaterra: Songs about women coping?
Well, maybe it's not what you want, but what about the Dublin song that begins:

O, when I was married I wore a black shawl But now that I'm married I wear bugger all, Ah but still I love him, I can't deny him, I'll go with him wherever he goes.

Do you love an apple, do you love a pear, Do you love a laddie with bonny brown hair? Ah, but still...

and so on, detailing the annoyances of a spendthrift and disrespectful husband, but contradicting it utterly in an indulgent and fond chorus.