This is a lady's hat—
To cover the seat of reason;
It may look like a rabbit or bat,
Yet this is a lady's hat;
May be ugly, ridiculous, that
We never remark, 'twould be treason
This is a lady's hat,
To cover the seat of reason.

These are a lady's shoes,
Ornaments, curved and bended,
But feet are given to use,
Not merely to show off shoes,
To stand, walk, run if we choose,
For which these were never intended
These are a lady's shoes,
Ornaments, curved and bended.

This is a lady's skirt,
Which limits her locomotion;
Her shape is so smooth-begirt
As to occupy all the skirt,
Of being swift and alert
She has not the slightest notion;
This is a lady's skirt,
Which limits her locomotion.