lettin'folks

Updated: May 29, 2025

As long 's a woman 's single she's top-dog in the fight 'n' can say what she pleases, but after she's married a man she'll keep still 'f she's wise, 'n' the wiser she is the stiller she'll keep, for there's no sense in ever lettin'folks know how badly you've been fooled.

Anne Warner - Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop