Housewife's Alphabet Lyrics - Singles - Peggy Seeger

A is for altar where we go astray 

B for the bills that begin the next day 

C for the cuffs and the collars of shirts 

D is for dishes and dusting and dirt 

E is my energy draining away 

And F is for floors to be swept every day 

G for girlhood that's gawky and gone 

And a H fed up housewife that's singing this song 

Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day 

Cooking and cleaning and tidying away 

If ever you finish, remember that when 

You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again 

I is for ironing for kids in their teens 

J is for jerseys and jumpers and jeans 

K for the kitchen for years upon end 

I've lived with left overs and laundry for friends 

M is my mending, there's mile upon mile 

N for the nappies in a big stinking pile 

O for the odd jobs, the odd one or two 

Like pushing the pram or unplugging the loo 

Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day 

Cooking and cleaning and tidying away 

If ever you finish, remember that when 

You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again 

Q is for quarreling of chicks in my nest 

R is for referee and a one minute rest 

S for the shopping in snow, sleet or rain 

And T for that toilet, it's stopped up again 

U is for underwear, grimy and soiled 

V for those things that you peel, chop and boil 

W for woman and washing machine 

We both need attention, you know what I mean 

Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day 

Cooking and cleaning and tidying away 

If ever you finish, remember that when 

You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again 

We've got no union, it's eight days a week 

They're crammed into seven, I'm out on my feet 

So much to do, where should I begin? 

But I got all my lifetime to finish it in 

W for wings, if I had them I'd fly 

X marks the spot where I sit down and cry 

Y Z for yours truly, I've gone on too long 

And so has the system and so has this song 

Wearily, it's merely a good woman's day 

Cooking and cleaning and tidying away 

If ever you finish, remember that when 

You wake up tomorrow, it all starts again 

If this song was household you'd sing it and then 

You'd go back where you started and sing it again 

Again and again and again and again