Lyr Req: If There Wasn't Any Women in the World

Subject: If there wasn't any women in this world
From:
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:06 PM

I recall a song with this title sung by some older string band.

This same tune (with basically the same title) is used for Irish barndance (Sliabh Luachra on Parade by Paul Deloughery).

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:13 PM

This is not of much help here but with a title like that roseman, this song must be in the Blues sections.

BB

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Peter T.
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:14 PM

I don't know the song, but suicide is really the only response (which would presumably happen naturally over time anyway, but who would wait around in such a desert?).

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:17 PM

Hey Peter, let's go back to our house cleaning discussion. If there were no women in the world, in my experience, there would be no one to clean the bathroom.

BB

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Peter T.
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:20 PM

If there were no women in the world, you couldn't get to the bathroom for the beer cans and the piles of undone laundry. yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: marcelloblues
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:26 PM

Boys don't necessarely need bathrooms. Chheerz.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: marcelloblues
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:34 PM

If there wasn't any women in this world, we wouldn't have no progress, not any joy in working all day waiting for the evening, no reason to clown when on stage, not even the BLUES. Saluti.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Peter T.
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:37 PM

marcello, I was drawing a veil over the true horrors of MEN ALONE!, because there was a lady present.
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Easy Rider
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:40 PM

"The Blues ain't nothing but a good woman on your mind."

"If there wasn't any women in this world" ... There would be no Blues.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Bill D
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:55 PM

*let's see if I can do this without sounding sanctimonious and smug*

~ahem~...I am quite male, and I never had any difficulty with sharing the bathroom cleaning tasks....or floor mopping...or diaper changing...etc...

(hmmm...reading back...nope, it does sound smug...tsk)

isn't it funny about stereotypes? They help us to explain our society, even as they fail to deal with the many exceptions.,,,(And what is the logical flaw in the statement:"The exception proves the rule;consequently, the more exceptions, the better the rule."?)

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 01:58 PM

If there were no men in the world, there'd be no need for the Blues! Oh, yeah! Gotcha!

- SatchMa -

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 02:11 PM

If there were no women in the world there would be no men. And vice versa.

But perhaps Big Bill Broonzie's horse might have learn to sing after all.(Or whoever it was.)

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Mbo
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 03:21 PM

HEY! I've been doing dishes, cleaning bathrooms, and my specialty, cleaning kitchens since I was thirteen years old. Yikes, without women, I'd probably shrivel up and melt! Life would be absolutely terrible! Pssst...don't think even think it!

--Mbo

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: paddymac
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 03:34 PM

Shite, what a revoltin' idea.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 03:45 PM

NO WOMEN? God I just woke up in Hell mates.....Oh wait a minute I was just dreaming my worst nightmare, or recovering from DT's, I'm at the Mudcat and Santa's been good, and all's well with the world. Don't you do dat again!!! Yours phew! Aye. Dave

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: JedMarum
Date: 27 Dec 99 - 11:42 PM

if there weren't any women in this world? Well, I wouldn't have a place to store my sox (or a need to store them). I wouldn't have his and hers toilets (ie., seat-up, seat-down). And I would only have to wash those dishes or cooking utensils that I was about to use ... on the other hand, life wouldn't be worth living!

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 10:49 AM

Speaking for all the women in the world, I would like to thank you guys for making us feel so valuable.

BB

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Bert
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:07 AM

In days of old when knights were bold
and women weren't invented,
men drilled holes in telegraph poles
and shagged away contented.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Peter T.
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:33 AM

and were reMorseful. (Shhhhdummmpp!!!!!)

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: JedMarum
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:33 AM

ouch, Bert ....

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Easy Rider
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:38 AM

Kat:

If there were no men in the world, all the women would have the Blues!

Do you know what the definition of an "easy rider" is?

EZR

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:44 AM

I would think Easy Rider as a person who is laid back, easy going, rolls with whatever life dishes.
Is that right EZR?

BB

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Wincing Devil
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 11:58 AM

Man would still be in the Garden of Eden, but his wrists would be AWFUL sore!

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Marymac90
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 12:33 PM

If all the men on earth were like you guys, I would have found a good one to settle down with by now!

But remember those images from TV, (remember, it's that thing you looked at before you had a computer!) Like, "Bathroom bowl sure needs cleaning, hon!" and "My wife, I think I'll keep her." Some, no, a LOT of real males were the inspiration for those characters!!!

Now, if you want to counteract all that crap, make sure SHE never notices the bathroom bowl needs cleaning, and sing her Stan Rogers' "45 Years" every chance you get, and maybe she'll decide to keep YOU! And you won't have to go around with a sore wrist all the time! But maybe your index finger will suffer from repetitive motion syndrome!

Mary

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 12:41 PM

Touche'! Mary! You go gyrl!

EZR, I've a good idea of what it means, in mind. Just remember....1) I was joking 2) women can love women, too, sans the men. Oh, now I've stirred the pot!:-)

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Easy Rider
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 01:30 PM

An Easy Rider is a whore's old man (pimp, boyfriend). He's an "Easy Rider" because he gets all the sex he wants, without having to pay for it!

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 02:08 PM

Then one wonders why you chose it as your sobriquet? Wishful thinking or near truth? And, here I thought it just had to do with motorsickles!**BG**

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: emily rain
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 04:31 PM

i thought it had to do with levi's. i must be too young for this discussion.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: DougR
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 08:51 PM

"If there wasn't any women in this world." Who would want to live in a world like that? Not me.

DougR

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Blue Moon
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 09:11 PM

If there wasn't any women, then half my problems would be gone! WOW!!! Of course, half my reason for living would be gone as well. What a paradox! It's not a trade I'm up for though. BMW

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Dec 99 - 09:28 PM

I have a post card from the Ashleigh Brilliant collection of wise sayings...it has a cute drawing on it and says...

"As long as I have you, I can endure all the troubles you inevitably bring."

that says what I want to about the subject...

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Marymac90
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 01:35 AM

You go, too, kat! Stir it up!

Mary

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: catspaw49
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 01:48 AM

Among other things, I'm a househusband. And among other things, I value that wonderful and special woman in my life for giving me the chance to raise my sons and know them in a way most fathers can never do. I worry most over how well they know their mother...until I see them together. Karen is VERY special and I'm lucky that SHE is in this world.

Of course, I also think Blake Clark has the right idea. The best way to get along is to learn the magic of two words---"You're right"......plus two more for good measure---"I'm sorry."......Seriously, that's one of the funniest routines I've ever seen!

Spaw

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Rosebrook
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 10:39 AM

from Alix Dobkin:

Chorus: If it wasn't for the women, women
We would not be living, living
We would not be joyful, singing
Loving and beloved, women.

If it wasn't for the women what would we do?
We wouldn't have art or crafts or music
We wouldn't have a home, we wouldn't have food
If it wasn't for the work of the women.

Chorus

If it wasn't for the women, what would we do?
We wouldn't have health or strength or beauty
We wouldn't have love, we wouldn't have truth
If it wasn't for the work of the women.

Chorus

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Willie-O
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 10:45 AM

If there weren't any women in the world, I would have to get a real job...

Wille-O

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Diesel
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 11:35 PM

Remember this from years ago ;

Me Mammy : Who took me from me cozy bed And spanked me bum till it was red Who sat me on the ice cold pot And made me wee even if I could not

Me Mammy !

Otherwise : Women - can't live with them - Anyone know the time ?

Diesel

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 11:42 PM

Rosebrook! Great song, thanks for posting it! Love her works!

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 12:59 AM

" It ain't me, it's the people that say
The men are leading the women astray
But I say it's the women today
They smarter than the men in every way
That's Right! The women are smarter!Little boy sat by the road and cried
Old man passin' asked him why
He say "I can't do what the big boys do!"
Old man sat down and he cried too
That's right! The women are smarter!"

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Marymac90
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 02:43 AM

Rosebrook,

I love Alix's stuff, too. "The woman in your life" is an all time favorite of mine. I also like to hear men who aren't afraid to sing "The woman in your life is you". It's about nurturing and caring for yourself.

And while we're on the topic, who could forget Malvina Reynolds "We don't need the men"

We don't need the men. We don't need the men.

We don't need to have them round except for now and then.

They can come to see us when we need to move the piano.

Otherwise they can stay at home and yell at their tv programs.

We don't care about them. We can do without them.

They'll look cute in a bathing suit on a billboard in Tierra del Fuego!

So, men, if you want a woman in your life just cause otherwise your wrist gets sore, think about the above.

Mary

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: bob schwarer
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 01:15 PM

Being ambidextrious helps though.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 01:27 PM

LOL!!

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: Marymac90
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 03:16 PM

kat! You're just encouraging them!!! They don't get it! Here is an exerpt from the song:

And who knows more about your story, About your struggles in the world, And who cares more to bless your weary shoulders, than

The woman in your life, She's trying to come through A woman's voice with messages of A woman's feelings The woman in your life She can feel so easily She knows everything you do Because the woman in your life is you

And who is sure to give you courage, And who will surely make you strong, And who will bear all the joy that is coming to you, if not

The woman in your life, She's someone to pursue........

Can you see how that's speaking to the self-nurturing part of each person, male or female? How often is it that women confide in their girlfriends, their therapists, their mothers or sisters, etc, but men confide only in their wives or girlfriends? How many women feel like, in addition to taking care of their kids, they've got to take care of their husbands, too?

All right, by now you all think I'm a raving maniac who roasts men over the spit in my back yard, but that's not true. I DID think the last guy before kat was funny, although I would have some other interesting ideas about what an ambidextrous guy could do.... But I just don't know how many guys understand what I'm talking about. So tell me. Mary

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 07:47 PM

Don't get married, girls

Written by Leon Rosselson. And the best version I've ever heard was by The Dubliners. Good advice too. Thank God you don't take it, or we'd be lost. Both lots of us.

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 07:55 PM

Mary, most of them, here at the Mudcat, get it; they're just pulling their, umm...legs; or have their tongues in their cheeks.

Please be assured, I agree totally with the lyrics etc. that you have posted. I came to the Mudcat blazing as a righteous womon and over the course of the past year have found most Male Mudders to be on our side. You might find a thread we had very interesting for the discussion. It was something about "The best thing a man can do for his children is love their mother." I think it was started by liam_devlin. If you are intersted and can't find it, let me know and I'll scare it up.

Now, I would continue by quoting one of my favourite bumper stickers and book collections:

WILD WOMEN DON'T GET THE BLUES!"

Katlaughing

Subject: RE: If there wasn't any women in this world
From: bob schwarer
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 08:13 PM

Hey! We really love them.anyone who can put up with me for 43 years has to be super great.

Bob S.