Girlfriends and Their Brothers
Plague on it! this is unlucky. A fighting brother is a
cursed appendage to a fine girl. Egad! I just stopped in time; had he not discovered himself, in two minutes more I should
have told him how well I was with his sister. Indeed, I cannot see the satisfaction
of an intrigue, if one can't have the pleasure of communicating it to our
friends.
:Royall Tyler, The Contrast (1787)
vs.
When you're alone in some city hotel,
you can get comfort just from ringing a bell.
You might pick up a girl on the street,
but my baby gives it up totally free.
My baby's accountant never cause you alarm;
My baby's brother never break-a your arm.
My baby, I, I, I love her!
: Pete Townsend, "My Baby Gives it Away," Rough Mix (1977)
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