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NOT A HUSBAND
(Brenda Liddiard)

WHAT I NEED IS NOT A HUSBAND BUT A WIFE
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DRUDGERY OUT OF LIFE
THEY SAY A WOMAN’S WORK IS NEVER DONE
BUT SUPPOSING YOU’RE THE MOTHER AND THE FATHER IN ONE
NO, I DON’T NEED A HUSBAND, I NEED A WIFE.

WHEN I GET HOME AT THE END OF A LONG, HARD DAY
PICKING UP MY TIRED AND HUNGRY KIDS ALONG THE WAY
I DON’T HAVE THE ENERGY TO BE A MUM
CAN’T FIND THE LEVITY TO HAVE SOME FUN
YOU KNOW I SOMETIMES WONDER
HOW ON EARTH I EVER ENDED UP THIS WAY.

NOW IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THE WIFE IS A MAN
JUST AS LONG AS HE HAS THE DOMESTICATED HAND
HIS JOY IN LIFE IS COOKING ME A MEAL
HE CAN UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FEEL.

WELL NOW YOU MAY THINK THAT THIS IS THE MOST
SEXIST RAVE YOU’VE EVER HEARD
AND YOU MAY NOT WANT TO EVEN LISTEN TO ANOTHER WORD
BUT YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WERE ME
THE FEMININE TOUCH IS WHAT YOU’D WANT TO SEE
GIVE ME A LOVER WHO’LL SCRUB MY TUB
AND I’LL BRING HOME THE PAY CHECK AT THE END OF THE MONTH
I WANT A HOME WITHOUT ANY STRIFE
NO I DON’T NEED A HUSBAND, I NEED A WIFE.

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from Millennium Hippies, released January 11, 1998

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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand

I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more

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