Wasn't there a night? On a summer, long gone by We passed a couple, wrangling away And did I not say, "Merlin What if that chap were I?" And did he not give counsel, and say - What was it now? My mind's a wall! Oh, yes Oh yes Now I recall How to handle a woman "There's a way," said the wise old man "A way known by every woman Since the whole rigmarole began" "Do I flatter her?" I begged him, "Answer! Do I threaten or cajole or plead? Do I brood, or play the gay romancer?" Said he, smiling, "No indeed "How to handle a woman Mark me well, I will tell you, sir The way to handle a woman Is to love her Simply love her Merely love her Love her Love her"