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An Oldies question, Help needed:)

May 27, 2007 6:01AM PDT

Who was it that sang " Make an Ugly woman your wife" ? I don't even remember if that's the title! Jim and I are going nuts! He thinks it was The Coasters and I don't think it wasSad

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Amazon link to a (the?) album
May 27, 2007 6:08AM PDT

It's a spoiler if you want the discussion to be only on memory and guesses.


LINK

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hehehe
May 27, 2007 6:18AM PDT

At least he wasn't right Devil Thank you!!! Happy

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Neither was I.........
May 27, 2007 6:19AM PDT

But I am not telling him thatHappy

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(NT) LOL
May 27, 2007 6:39AM PDT
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(NT) I am so bad:)
May 27, 2007 7:12AM PDT
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That can only be right...
May 27, 2007 5:39PM PDT

...if Glenda has a bad memory.

The first verse (and WHY do I remember these things?) goes:

If you wanna be happy
For the rest of your life,
Make a pretty woman your wife.
Listen to my personal point of view,
Get a pretty woman to marry you.

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Correction from my recollection
May 27, 2007 8:12PM PDT

If you wanna be happy
For the rest of your life,
Never make and ugly woman your wife,
Listen to my personal point of view,
Get a pretty woman to marry you.

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OOPS!! it's the reverse and my reply was meant for Paul C
May 27, 2007 8:19PM PDT

If you wanna be happy
For the rest of your life,
Never make a pretty woman your wife,
Listen to my personal point of view,
Get an ugly girl to marry you.

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Who is going to step up and say they did this?
May 27, 2007 11:18PM PDT

Ducking for cover NOW!

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There's a universal back door expression
May 27, 2007 11:22PM PDT

something about being in the eyes of the beholder. Is it safe to crawl back out yet? Grin

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(NT) I thought ever'body knew that. It's Jimmy Soul...LOL
May 27, 2007 9:15PM PDT
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RE; Make an ugly woman your wife
May 27, 2007 11:50PM PDT

Make an Ugly woman your wife

That marriage is off to a good start.

You have to "make" an ugly person marry you. Wink

I know, I know, that's not what it means. Don't bite my head off.

The title of the song is

If You Wanna Be Happy

the last 2 verses makes me wonder why some refer to the song as a "love song"

Don't let your friends say
You have no taste,
Go ahead and marry anyway,
Though her face is ugly,
Her eyes don't match,
Take it from me she's a better catch.

Say man.
Hey baby.
Saw your wife the other day.
Yeah?
Yeah, she's ugly.
Yeah, she's ugly but she sure can cook.
Yeah?. Okay.

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Thanks All:)
May 28, 2007 2:16AM PDT

I do have a bad memory, BUT I am not telling Jim that eitherHappy