In Merry Widowhood

My better half has been to town,

     She purchased this and that;

She bought a Merry Widow gown,

     A Merry Widow hat.

She bought some Merry Widow lace,

     Some Merry Widow bows;

Alas! A Merry Widow waist

     And Merry Widow hose.

They all become her very well,

     She charming is, I swear;

Although I do not tell her so,

     She never looked so fair.

And that is why I’m out of sorts,

     I cannot help but see

How sweet a widow she would make

     In stern reality.

May 16, ‘08

http://www.rochdale.towntalk.co.uk/events/d/66578/echoes-of-the-edwardian-era/

(and other numerous sources)