There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife

Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.

Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.

An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.

Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode:
Though the storm do beat down on my poll,
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Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode:
Though the storm do beat down on my poll,
There's a wife brighten'd vire at the end of my road,
An' her love, voe the jay o' my soul.

A good wife makes a good husband

A good wife makes a good husband

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.