Housework

You know, there are times when we happen to be
Just sitting there quietly, watching TV
When the program we're watching will stop for a while
And suddenly someone appears with a smile
And starts to show us how terribly urgent
It is to buy some brand of detergent
Or soap or cleanser or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
To help with the housework

Now, most of the time it's a lady we see
Who's doing the housework on TV
She's cheerfully scouring a skillet or two
Or she's polishing pots 'til they gleam like new
Or she's scrubbing the tub or she's mopping the floors
Or she's wiping the stains from the walls and the doors
Or she's washing the windows, the dishes, the clothes
Or waxing the furniture 'til it just glows
Or cleaning the fridge or the stove or the sink

With a light-hearted smile, and a friendly wink
And she's doing her best to make us think
The her soap, or detergent or cleanser
Or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
Is the best kind of soap, or detergent
Or cleanser or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
That there is in the whole wide world

And maybe it is, and maybe it isn't
And maybe it does what they say it will do
But I'll tell you one thing I know is true
The lady we see when we're watching TV
The lady who smiles as she scours or scrubs
Or rubs or washes or wipes or mops or dusts or cleans
Or whatever she does on our TV screens

That lady is smiling because she's an actress
And she's earning money for learning those speeches
That mention those wonderful soaps and detergents and cleansers
And cleaners and powders and pastes and waxes and bleaches

So, the very next time you happen to be
Just sitting there quietly watching TV
And you see some nice lady who smiles
As she scours or scrubs or rubs
Or washes or wipes or mops or dusts or cleans
Remember, nobody smiles doing housework but those ladies you see on TV

Your mommy hates housework
Your daddy hates housework
I hate housework too
And when you grow up, so will you
Because even if the soap or cleanser
Or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
That you use is the very best one
Housework is just no fun

Children, when you have a house of your own
Make sure when there's house work to do
That you don't have to do it alone
Little boys, little girls, when you're big husbands and wives
If you want all the days of your lives
To seem sunny as summer weather
Make sure when there's housework to do
That you do it together!