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I suppose you've seen in some magazine, / These tales of Men's Success: / How Alfred Stout, who was down and out, / Won wealth and happiness; / How Lucius Polk, who was stony broke, / Became well fixed for life.
They always say, "I'd be flat today / Except for my darling wife."
Refrain: / I remember, I remember / When Man was quite a guy; / When he didn't yelp for female help / To get him safely by; / When he beat the game and climbed to fame / By his courage and acumen.
But now, by gum, if he ain't a bum, / It's because of the Little Woman.