Some women are colder then steel From such a fate Heaven preserve us! Some women repress what they feel And that's why some women are nervous A woman is just like a plum That ripens and falls very soon But should she refuse to succumb She swiftly dries up like a prune Life is love you know that Love is life and so that Should make you forgive For a lady must live When no love comes calling All her joys start falling Like sand through a sieve For a lady must live I've never thought that holding a hand meant Throwing your soul away Had mother Eve obeyed that commandment Where would we be today? We have lips, why waste them? If you love to taste them, You ought to forgive For a lady must live How can love be vicious When it's so delicious? So you must forgive For a lady must live With my John or my Max I can reach the climax That's proof positive That a lady should live If she's not a cold-blooded person, What is a girl to do? But if I look like Aimee McPherson, I'd be a good girl too What the siren song for? What is my chaise lounge for? So you must forgive For a lady must live