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, the tragedy, the pity! Oh, the things that women do! There's a rumour in the city, But we hope it isn't true; There's a scandal has been carried, And the clubs are whispering That a teacher has been married— Isn't that a shocking thing?

Marriage in our estimation For a man is not a crime, And the Board of Education Will not dock his pay or time; But a woman is a lily; Marriage is not in her line; For an act so weak and silly We must ask her to resign.