Man And Woman

The Man and the Woman their places have changed;

The Man he is foolish, the Woman deranged.

For Man can’t be Woman, nor Woman be Man,

But still they are being as near as they can.

The Woman dons trousers, the Man he dons skirts;

The Man puts on corsets, the Woman tries shirts.

But Man can’t be Woman, nor Woman be Man,

But still they are being as near as they can.

The Man walks the chamber, the Woman lies down,

The Man runs the kitchen, the Woman the town.

But Man can’t be Woman, nor Woman be Man,

Although they are being as near as they can.

July 8, 1895

B. Courier,

Nov. 3, ‘95