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!'