When I was in the RN
All of my shipmates were men.
For women all frigates
Were strictly off limits,
So no skirts or dresses
To be seen in the messes.
Now the thought came to me
In the long days at sea
That a bloke is just great
To have as a mate
For the odd run ashore
In, say, Singapore
But otherwise—
Perhaps no surprise,
I’d much sooner be
In feminine company
For women are much nicer,
Like Mona Lisa
They intrigue us men
And when
They smile at us so sweetly
We become completely
Under their spell
As they know so well.
Women are much prettier,
Their conversation wittier,
More subtle and more tender
Than we the other gender
So all of you take note:
To women I’m giving my vote!
Pete Crowther
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/women-4/
