For men must work that women may dress,
And if it comes hard on the husbands I guess
It is not the least use their moaning.
Three husbands stood at the bankruptcy bar—
At the bankruptcy bar and their heads hung down,
For creditors pressing for dividends are
And three white-washed men will go forth to the town.
For if men must work that women may dress,
The former sometimes find themselves in a mess,
Which gives rise to tears and much moaning.