"Sobbin' Women" is a song featured in the 1954 film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers with music composed by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer. This musical number is sung by a backwoodsman ("Adam Pontipee") to his six brothers ("Benjamin", "Caleb", "Daniel", "Ephraim", "Frank", and "Gideon"). In the song, he reads his brothers "The Sobbin' Women" and tells them they should do whatever it takes to get their lovers.
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",
So they took 'em all back home to dry
Least that's what Plutarch says
Oh, yes!
Them a woman 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 domesticity
With a Roman baby on each knee
Named "Claudius" and "Brute"
All:
Oh, yes!
Them a women was sobbin', sobbin', sobbin'
Adam:
Passin' them nights
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'!
Six Brothers:
While the Romans had fights
Caleb:
Now when their men folk went to fetch 'em
The women would not be fetched
It seems when the Romans ketch 'em
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 there 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:
Mighty sad!
Six Brothers:
On account o' old dobbin',
Dobbin' really rattled their ears
Adam:
But that ain't all!
Oh, they acted angry and annoyed
Gideon:
But secretly they was overjoyed
Adam:
You might recall that when corralin' your steers
Six Brothers:
Oh, oh, oh, oh their poor little dears
Six Brothers:
Oh, yes!
Them a women was sobbin', sobbin', sobbin'
Weepin' a ton
Adam:
Oh, yes! Them sobbin' women
Six Brothers:
Just remember what Robin, Robin, Robin Hood woulda done
Adam:
Oh, yes! Them sobbin' women
Six Brothers:
We'll be just like them three merry men
Adam:
Oh, yes! Them sobbin' women
Six Brothers:
And make 'em all merry once again
Adam:
And though they'll be a sobbin' for a while
All:
Oh, yes!
We're gonna make them sobbin' women smile!
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