Peggy Seeger - Housewife's Alphabet lyrics
rate meA is for altar where we go astray<br />
B for the bills that begin the next day<br />
C for the cuffs and the collars of shirts<br />
D is for dishes and dusting and dirt<br />
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E is my energy draining away<br />
And F is for floors to be swept every day<br />
G for girlhood that's gawky and gone<br />
And a H fed up housewife that's singing this song<br />
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Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day<br />
Cooking and cleaning and tidying away<br />
If ever you finish, remember that when<br />
You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again<br />
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I is for ironing for kids in their teens<br />
J is for jerseys and jumpers and jeans<br />
K for the kitchen for years upon end<br />
I've lived with left overs and laundry for friends<br />
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M is my mending, there's mile upon mile<br />
N for the nappies in a big stinking pile<br />
O for the odd jobs, the odd one or two<br />
Like pushing the pram or unplugging the loo<br />
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Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day<br />
Cooking and cleaning and tidying away<br />
If ever you finish, remember that when<br />
You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again<br />
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Q is for quarreling of chicks in my nest<br />
R is for referee and a one minute rest<br />
S for the shopping in snow, sleet or rain<br />
And T for that toilet, it's stopped up again<br />
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U is for underwear, grimy and soiled<br />
V for those things that you peel, chop and boil<br />
W for woman and washing machine<br />
We both need attention, you know what I mean<br />
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Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day<br />
Cooking and cleaning and tidying away<br />
If ever you finish, remember that when<br />
You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again<br />
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We've got no union, it's eight days a week<br />
They're crammed into seven, I'm out on my feet<br />
So much to do, where should I begin?<br />
But I got all my lifetime to finish it in<br />
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W for wings, if I had them I'd fly<br />
X marks the spot where I sit down and cry<br />
Y Z for yours truly, I've gone on too long<br />
And so has the system and so has this song<br />
<br />
Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day<br />
Cooking and cleaning and tidying away<br />
If ever you finish, remember that when<br />
You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again<br />
<br />
If this song was household you'd sing it and then<br />
You'd go back where you started and sing it again<br />
Again and again and again and again
