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- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
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aka "Life Is a Toil". Song dating back to the mid-1800s and purportedly the lyrics were obtained from the diary of a Sara A. Price of Ottawa, Illinois
As I was a-walking I heard a complaining,
I spied an old woman the picture of gloom.
She stared at the mud on her doorstep, 'twas raining,
And this was her song as she wielded her broom.
Life is a toil and love is a trouble,
Beauty will vanish and riches will flee,
Pleasures will dwindle and prices they double,
And nothing is as I would wish it to be. - Licensing
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Versions
The Housewife's Lament written by [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Housewife's Lament | Barbara Müller | 1964 | |||
The Housewife's Lament | Peggy Seeger | 1968 | |||
Housewife's Lament | Lee Murdock | 1983 | |||
The Housewife's Lament | Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen with Carla Skiaky | 1994 | |||
A Housewife's Lament | Rachel Harrington | November 18, 2008 | |||
The Housewife's Lament | Among the Oak & Ash | June 16, 2009 | |||
Housewife's Lament | Judy Cook | September 22, 2009 | |||
The Housewife's Lament | Patty Duke | April 9, 2013 |