| «How to handle a woman?
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| There’s a way», said the wise old man
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| «A way known by every woman
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| Since the whole rigmarole began»
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| Do I flatter her? |
| I begged, him answer
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| Do I threaten or cajole or plead?
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| Do I brood or play the gay romancer?
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| Said he, smiling, «No indeed»
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| «How to handle a woman?
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| Mark me well, I will tell you, sir
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| The way to handle a woman
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| Is to love her, simply love her
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| Merely love her, love her, love her»
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| «How to handle a woman?
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| Mark me well, I will tell you, sir
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| The way to handle a woman
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| Is to love her, simply love her
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| Merely love her, love her, love her» |