She Can Afford the Dogs

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She can’t afford the dogs
Her husband bought the house before he died
She helped the maid
Maid, of course, she helped the maid who left
Before the dogs were whelped
Ten years before the dogs

She can’t afford the dogs
But the state has no respect for age or taste
She worked with rank
Rank and, of course,
She worked in Gainsborough and caught her in her time
Such lovely names for dogs
Their leads are sturdy, leather, handmade.
The huntsman sa???, an old comrade from the western desert, armoured corps
Whose dust and powder letters made her ache
Who want of sable, brushes, powder paint
To paint her naked, she hoped he would
But he never did

She can’t afford the dogs
Her friends too few to make a fort bridge
She walks the town,
Town of course, she walks the town
But gossips swoop like Sparrowhawks
Such an easy meat for dogs

She can’t afford the dogs
She can’t afford the dogs

[These are incomplete, unofficial lyrics and may differ from the artist’s official version.]

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