A Little Night Music movie - In Praise of Women lyrics

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[CARL-MAGNUS]<br>

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She wouldn't...therefore they didn't... <br>

So then it wasn't...not unless it...would she? <br>

She doesn't...<br>

God knows she needn't...therefore it's not. <br>

He'd never...therefore they haven't... <br>

Which makes the question absolutely...could she? <br>

She daren't...therefore I mustn't...what utter rot! <br>

Fidelity is more than mere display; <br>

It's what a man expects from life. <br>

Fidelity like mine to <br>

Desiree <br>

And Charlotte, my devoted wife. <br>

The papers...he mentioned papers, <br>

Some legal papers which I didn't see there. <br>

Where were they, the goddamn papers she had to sign? <br>

What nonsense! <br>

He brought her papers, <br>

They were important, so he had to be there. <br>

I'll kill him!...<br>

Why should I bother? <br>

The woman's mine! <br>

Besides, no matter what one might infer, <br>

One must have faith to some degree. <br>

The least that I can do is trust in her <br>

The way that Charlotte trusts in me. <br>

Capable, pliable <br>

Women, women... <br>

Understanding and reliable, <br>

Knowing their place. <br>

Insufferable, yes, but gentle, <br>

Their weaknesses are incidental. <br>

A functional but ornamental <br>

Race. <br>

Durable, sensible <br>

Women, women... <br>

Very nearly indispensable <br>

Creatures of grace. <br>

God knows the foolishness about them, <br>

But if one had to live without them, <br>

The world would surely be a poorer, <br>

If purer, <br>

Place. <br>

The hip-bath...about that hip-bath... <br>

How can you slip and trip into a hip-bath? <br>

The papers...where were the papers? <br>

Of course, he might have taken back the papers. <br>

She wouldn't...therefore they didn't... <br>

The woman's mine!<br>

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