It Takes a Woman

It takes a woman
 All powdered and pink
 To joyously clean out
 The drain in the sink
 And it takes an angel
 With long golden lashes
 And soft Dresden fingers
 For dumping the ashes
 Yes, it takes a woman
 A dainty woman
 A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
 Oh yes, it takes a woman
 A fragile woman
 To bring you the sweet things in life!
 A frail young maiden
 Who's constantly there
 For washing and blueing
 And shoeing a mare
 And it takes a female
 For setting the table
 And weaning the Guernsey
 And cleaning the stable
 It takes a woman
 A dainty woman
 A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
 Oh yes, it takes a woman
 A fragile woman
 To bring you the sweet things in life!
 And so she'll work until infinity
 Three cheers for femininity!
 Ah, haha
 Rah rah rah
 F-E-M-I-T-Y
 And in the winter
 She'll shovel the ice
 And lovingly set out the traps for the mice
 She's a joy and treasure
 For practically speaking
 To whom can you turn
 When the plumbing is leaking?
 To that dainty woman
 That fragile woman
 That sweetheart, that mistress, that wife
 Oh yes, it takes a woman
 (A husky woman)
 To bring you the sweet things in life!
 Oh yes, it takes a woman
 A dainty woman
 A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
 Oh yes
 It takes a woman
 A fragile woman
 To bring you the sweet things in life!