Laugh Her Butt Off (和Oliver Goldsmith)

when lovely woman bends for love
and finds, too late, no man behind
what magic can give her a shove?
what way can ease her lonely mind?

The only way her mind to rest
To hide her act from her better half
To show she is not man-obsessed
if she is humorous, is -- to laugh!


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When Lovely Woman
By Phoebe Cary

When lovely woman wants a favor,
And finds, too late, that man won't bend,
What earthly circumstance can save her
From disappointment in the end?

The only way to bring him over,
The last experiment to try,
Whether a husband or a lover,
If he have feelings, is, to cry!

Oliver Goldsmith's song in The Vicar of Wakefield:

When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy,
What art can wash her guilt away?

The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom--is to die.