What Iâd like to knowIs how the lady in the pay phoneComes across within the pipsWith many smiles and jubilationsShe tells you that sheâs happyWith the marriage that sheâs makingBut she wonders if you knowAbout a better lubricationWell then you cut her short to sayAre you changing nappiesIs your husband hard at workOr is he playing with the secretaryThereâs hope in legal forceIn this great land of pure democracyWith leaflets on this matterI can truly understand your need.But they donât truly understandIt wasnât written by a manOnly playing with our wordsWhen we so wanted to be happyAll Iâd like to sayIs how its pleasant being singleBut I might as well be marriedCos Iâll playing with her jinglesYou hear so many thingsDespite I know it would be betterIf I put her on the pillInstead playing with French lettersBut this whole world donât understandIt was written by a manOnly playing with our wordsWhen we so wanted to be happyI watch you on the tellyAnd you answer all my questionsYeah you smiled at me so sweetlyThat I thought you really loved meSometimes I think Iâm madDespite I know youâre just a figureOn this great new plastic screenThat seems to spur up all my vigourBut this old girl donât understandIt wasnât written by a manOnly playing with our wordsWhen we so wanted to be happy