What can a man do when a woman's perverse,
And determined to have her own way?
At the altar you took me for better or worse:
Am I worse than you took me for — say,
Silly elf?—
Am I worse than you took me for, say?
For an angel I took you in beauty and worth —
The PRIEST a mere woman has given!
A MAN would prefer a true woman on earth,
To all the bright angels in heaven —
Silly elf!—
To all the bright angels in heaven!
You are ever ready my feelings to hurt
At the veriest trifle, of course.
Forgetting a button to sew on your shirt
You deem a good ground for divorce —
Silly elf!—
You deem a good ground for divorce!
Well, marriage a lottery is, and a blank
Some men surely draw all their lives.