Post #389465 by woofmutt on Wed, Jun 25, 2008 12:16 PM

This reminds me of the delightful lyrics to the Burt Bacharach & Hal David song Wives And Lovers. The tune is nice (I think the version I'm familiar with is by ** Jack Jones**) but the sentiment is the sorta thing I don't miss about pre-1970something America:

Wives and Lovers

Hey! Little Girl
Comb your hair, fix your makeup
Soon he will open the door
Don't think because there's a ring on your finger
You needn't try anymore

For wives should always be lovers too
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you
I'm warning you...

Day after day
There are girls at the office
And men will always be men
Don't send him off with your hair still in curlers
You may not see him again

For wives should always be lovers too
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you
He's almost here...

Hey! Little girl
Better wear something pretty
Something you'd wear to go to the city and
Dim all the lights, pour the wine, start the music
Time to get ready for love
Time to get ready
Time to get ready for love

A little one sided, but fortunately Tony Velona penned some advice for men in his song Lollipops And Roses (It was also recorded by Jack Jones, an instrumental version by Herb Alpert.):

Lollipops And Roses

Tell her you care, each time you speak,
Make it her birthday each day of the week,
Bring her nice things, sugar and spice things,
Roses and lollipops,
And lollipops and roses . . .

One day she’ll smile, next day she’ll cry,
Minute to minute, you’ll never know why!
Coax her, pet her, better yet get her,
Roses and lollipops,
And lollipops and roses . . .

We try acting grown up, but as a rule,
We’re all little children, fresh from school . . .

So, carry her books, that’s how it starts,
Fourteen to forty, they’re kids in their hearts . . .
Keep them handy, flowers and candy,
Roses and lollipops,
And lollipops and roses . . .