JUST LIKE A MAN

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!"