 | Original Songs (1861) |  |
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IF I WERE A MAN.
I
If I were a manI would soon lead the van,
And be first in the rifle corps, else I would try;
I would set to with a will,
And beat them all at drill,
And get to be major, if I could climb so high.
II
Now I've got a beau,And when at drill I saw,
As he fired his rifle, he shut both his eyes.
Now, if he can't stand fire,
He's not my heart's desire,
For a true English girl a coward doth despise.
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III
Such a fellow, when wed,Is only fit to make the bed,
And stir about the house with a mop-rag and pail,
Keep the cat free from fleas,
Hold a baby on his knees,
And go out with a napkin pinn'd to his tail.
IV
Give me a beauWho will a trigger draw,
With a flush on his cheek, and a flash in his eye
On him you may depend
Your life to defend,
And for such a lover woman would die.
T. M.
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