[Vandergelder:]
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It takes a woman all powdered and pink
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To joyously clean out the drain in the sink
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And it takes an angel with long golden lashes
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And soft dresden fingers
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For dumping the ashes
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Yes it takes a woman
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A dainty woman
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A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
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Cornelius, Barnaby, & 2 customers:
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O yes it takes a woman
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A fragile woman
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To bring you the sweet things in life
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[Vandergelder:]
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The frail young maiden who's constantly there
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For washing and blueing and shoeing the mare
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And it takes a female for setting the table
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And weaving the Guernsey
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And cleaning the stable
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[All:]
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O yes it takes a woman
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A dainty woman
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A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
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O yes it takes a woman
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A fragile woman
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To bring you the sweet things in life
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And so she'll work until infinity
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Three cheers for femininity
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God bless femininity
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[Vandergelder:]
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And in the winter she'll shovel the ice
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And lovingly set out the traps for the mice
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She's a joy and treasure for practically speaking
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To whom can you turn when the plumbing is leaking?
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[Vandergelder, Cornelius, & Barnaby:]
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To That dainty woman
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That fragile woman
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That sweetheart, that mistress, that wife
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That womanly wife
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O yes it takes a woman
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[Vandergelder:]
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A husky woman
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[Vandergelder, Cornelius, & Barnaby:]
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To bring you the sweet things in life!
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[All:]
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O Yes it takes a woman
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A dainty woman
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A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
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O yes it takes a woman, a fragile woman
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To bring you the sweet things in life.
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It Takes A Woman
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| Barbra Streisand |
