Show 1 Mother Im I'm only a housewife and mother I heard my neighbor say I t wish I 1 were helf belt so Important As the Jady lady across the way She has prestige and dresses well wen well tier Her clothes stay pressed and neat While I Jook look rumpled and ill ill- kept Wheeling Junior down the street My friend has time for leisure Takes a trip when ere cre she pleases I While I s stay home to wash and andIron andiron 1 Iron fron And doctor coughs and sneezes I II I answered Youre not just a a. a mother Or a housewife rumpled and drab But far more important and clever Than any socialite the world ever load hadl You You will wUl substitute for doctor Follow Follow up up with nurses aid ad You use psychiatry and skill In LOVE alone youre you're paid You must be a teacher of of knowledge Explaining history music and art Be able to solve any problem Know why the car refuses to start Youre expected to be a beautician beau beau- Give the girls a permanent wave Tailor a suit or alter a gown I Its the way to be thrifty and save So 1St youre you're only a housewife and mother What more da do you with w I pray to Than to be all these things in one bundle And be honored on Mothers Day Mrs Ross Thomson |