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from Lead With Love by Two of a Kind

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There’s something that I’ve always wanted to say to you men:
How would you like to hear this warning, again and again?
“Look out, take care, beware! Be careful whatever you do.
Watch every move you make, or something will happen to you!”
Suppose that boys were made of sugar and spice,
And girls were snails and puppy dogs’ tails and nothing that’s nice;
We’d turn into women whose needs would be terribly hard to control -
And you’d have to dress and behave like prisoners out on parole.

(Chorus:) Men, watch out! There’s dangerous women about!
Boys, beware! There’s violent females everywhere!
You read about rippers and rape in the news,
And you fear the clatter of high-heeled shoes…

Females are easily roused to passion and lust;
You’re asking for trouble waiting alone at night for a bus.
She could be the one Miss Right, the one you can’t live without;
She could be one of those ones your daddy warned you about.
It could be a friend who threatens your body and life;
It could be your teacher, your mother, your lover, your sister, your wife.
She’s used to the fact that you don’t fight back, nor run or shout,
She’s one of the ones your daddy never warned you about.

(Chorus, after 1st 2 lines:)
They crawl along curbs in their Porsches and Jags,
The goggle at porn and their toy-boy mags,
They go to their football, riot and then
Sing “Cigarettes, whiskey, and wild, wild men!...”

Cover your legs, remember to button your shirt,
For if you’re attacked or abused, and take the woman to court,
The cops are all women, the judges are women; they’ll say you were dressed for sport.
The doctors are women, the lawyers are women; they’ll say you were asking for it.
Each time you open the paper, another man -
Beaten and battered or raped, and murdered and dumped in a ditch.
Babies and boys and old, old men - when will it end?
Degradation and fear and pain, that women inflict on the men.
(Chorus, after 1st 2 lines:)
He lives in the shelter in panic and fear
She brags of her conquests, while swilling her beer.

But look around, the lovely women about
outnumber the dangerous menacing ones, there’s never a doubt.
Do they raise their voices to try to find the cause or the cure? (Man: “No.”)
They only say: “I’m not one of the dangerous ones, for sure.”

Oh, what a shame, what a tragic disgrace -
To have to fear half of the human race!

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from Lead With Love, released April 24, 2018
by Peggy Seeger and Irene Scott, adapted by Anne Feeney

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Two of a Kind Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania

Two of a Kind is the husband-wife duo of David & Jenny Heitler-Klevans. Best known for their music for children and families, David & Jenny bring a similarly eclectic repertoire and engaging manner to “grown-up” audiences. Two of a Kind’s combination of original songs and well-chosen covers will touch your heart, tickle your funny bone, and give you hope in these difficult times. ... more

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