A Woman's Work Is Never Done
Composer(s): Lesley Nelson-Burns



Come all who roam, both old and young
And listen to my song
I'll tell you of a circumstance
That will not keep you long
I saw a man the other day
As savage as a Turk
And he was grumbling at his wife
And said she did no work

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

He said: You lazy huzzy!
Indeed you must confess
For I'm a-tired of keeping you
In all your idleness
The woman she made answer
I work as hard as you
And I will just run through the list
What a woman has to do

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

At six o'clock each morning
Off to your work you go
At eight I rise to light the fire
And the bellows for to blow
I have to set the tea things'
And get the kettle boiled
Besides, you know, I have to wash
And dress the youngest child

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

I have to shake and make the bed
And sweep the room also
I have to knit, I have to spin
I have to sit and sew
Besides, and this you well do know
I always make a rule
To wash and dress the little ones
And send them off to school

So men if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
But think of your poor mother
How she put up with you