Sobbin' Women lyrics

[Adam:]

Tell ya 'bout them sobbin' women

Who lived in the Roman days.

It seems that they all went swimmin'

While their men was off to graze.

Well, a Roman troop was ridin' by

And saw them in their "me oh my's",

So they took 'em all back home to dry.

Least that's what Plutarch says.

Oh yes!

And the women was sobbin', sobbin', sobbin'

Fit to be tied.

Ev'ry muscle was throbbin', throbbin'

From that riotous ride.

Seems they cried and kissed, and kissed and cried

All over that Roman countryside

So don't forget that when you're takin' a bride.

Sobbin' fit to be tied

From that riotous ride!

They never did return their plunder

The victor gets all the loot.

They carried them home, by thunder,

To rotundas small but cute.

And you've never seen,

So they tell me,

Such downright go domesticity.

With a Roman baby on each knee

Named "Claudius" and "Brute"

[Six Brothers:]

Oh yes!

And the women was sobbin', sobbin', sobbin', passin' them nights.

[Adam:]

While the Romans was goin' out hobbin', nobbin'

Startin' up fights.

They kept occupied by sewin' lots of little old togas

For them tots and sayin' "someday women folk'll have rights."

[Gideon:]

Passin' all o' them nights.

[Adam:]

Just sewin'!

[Frank and Benjamin:]

While the Romans had fights.

[Caleb:]

"Hey listen to this"

Now when their men folk went to fetch 'em

Them women would not be fetched.

[Frank:]

It seems them Romans ketch 'em

That their lady friends stay ketched.

[Adam:]

Right, now let this be because it's true,

A lesson to the likes of you,

Rough 'em up like them their Romans do

Or else they'll think you're tetched.

[Six Brothers:]

Oh yes!

Them a women was sobbin', sobbin',

Sobbin' buckets of tears

[Adam:]

My pail

[Six Brothers:]

On account o' old dobbin',

Dobbin' really rattled their ears.

[Adam:]

Oh they acted angry and annoyed

[Giddeon:]

But secretly they was overjoyed

[Adam:]

You must recall that when corralin' your steers

[Brothers:]

Oh, oh, oh, oh them poor little dears.

[Six Brothers, Adam:]

Oh yes

Them a women was sobbin', sobbin', sobbin' Oh yes

Weepin' a ton Them sobbin' women.

Just remember what Robin, Robin, Robin Oh yes

Hood woulda done. Them sobbin women.

We'll be just like them but merry men Oh yes

Them sobbin' women And make 'em all merry once again.

[Adam:]

Them goin be a sobbin' for a while

[All:]

Oh yes!

We're gonna make them sobbin' women smile!

• Artist:Howard Keel
• Album:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Original Film Soundtrack 1954)