Dama, Dama

Punctual fulfiller
Of the third commandment
Some random slip-up
Good mother and wife
With religious education
And if it weren't for fear
She would be the bride at the wedding
The child at the baptism
The deceased at the funeral
Just to leave her mark

Lady, lady of high birth
With a low bed, wife of her husband
Lover of a freeloader
Lady, lady who does
Whatever she pleases
Wife of her husband
Woman for a freeloader

Fiery admirer
Of a decadent novelist
Thinking and writing
Author of some outdated verses
Even if they're no longer in fashion
Brilliant conversationalist at cocktail parties from 7 to 9
Today it snows, tomorrow it rains
Maybe the day after it storms
Wrapped in silk and furs

Lady, lady of high birth
With a low bed, wife of her husband
Lover of a freeloader
Lady, lady who does
Whatever she pleases
Wife of her husband
Woman for a freeloader

Devourer of obituaries
Births and other pains
Spreader of rumors
Regular at funerals
All dressed in very dark mourning
On Saturdays, art and essays
On Sundays, at the horse races
In the royal boxes
Charity teas
Playing at fixing things, she's a

Lady, lady of high birth
With a low bed, wife of her husband
Lover of a freeloader
Lady, lady who does
Whatever she pleases
Wife of her husband
Woman for a freeloader