This is the phrase they love to say:
“Just like a man!”
You can hear it wherever you chance to stray:
“Just like a man!”
The wife of the toiler, the queen of the king,
The bride with the shiny new wedding-ring
And the grandmothers, too, at our sex will fling,
“Just like a man!”
Cranky and peevish at times we grow:
“Just like a man!”
Now and then boastful of what we know:
“Just like a man!”
Whatever our failings from day to day-
Stingy, or giving our goods away-
With a toss of her head, she is sure to say,
“Just like a man!”
Unannounced strangers we bring to tea:
“Just like a man!”
Heedless of every propriety:
“Just like a man!”
Grumbling at money she spends for spats
And filmy dresses and gloves and hats,
Yet wanting her stylishly garbed, and that’s
“Just like a man!”
Wanting attention from year to year:
“Just like a man!”
Seemingly helpless when she’s not near:
“Just like a man!”
Troublesome often, and quick to demur,
Still remaining the boys we were,
Yet soothed and blest by the love of her:
“Just like a man!”
(Edgar Albert Guest)
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