The Lot of a Wife and Mother

A wife and a mother is indeed a man's treasure True and certain, the single source of his pleasure When he's a boy, she puts him to bed Just before which his favorite book is read When he's a bit older, feeling somewhat bolder To wake him in the morning, she's as strong as a soldier When he's a man, grown up and married, by day she shops for him cooks for him, cleans for him … ...Then by night, before she collapses, she even preens for him She gives birth to his children, his ultimate joy First there's a girl; then there's a boy She nurses them, feeds them, bathes them and clothes them When they play in the yard, she sprays a gentle hose on them She drives them here; she drives them there Music, art ahd dance lessons, or to buy the latest software When the kids marry, she walks them down the aisle They hug her, say they love her And note the tears in her smile