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Besser is zu bleiben a moid, Yiddish-American song

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Besser is zu bleiben a moid, Yiddish-American song

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"Better to remain a maiden/unmarried girl"
"One year after marriage, the hopeful maiden becomes a worn-out housewife. She's always at home, cleaning, cooking, with babies. Her husband says those are her duties, and goes to the theater. Better to have stayed single!"
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)

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Date

01/01/1912
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Contributors

Rumshinsky, Joseph -- 1881-1956 (composer)
Reingold, Isaac -- 1873-1903 (lyricist)
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Public Domain

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