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!