[ti:She Sits on the Table]
[al:The Paxton Report]
[au:Tom Paxton]
[00:06.77]She sits on the table in a dress made of paper,
[00:13.35]Diplomas all over the wall.
[00:20.52]One university, one school of medicine,
[00:26.99]She's overwhelmed by it all.
[00:32.97]The nurse is all sympathy, voice of experience,
[00:40.07]"Let's have a look at that eye.
[00:46.00]It's going to look bad for a week, maybe more.
[00:52.11]Go on, darling, it's all right to cry."
[00:59.80]"How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[01:06.46]"What could I do? Where would I go?
[01:13.09]He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[01:18.79]Oh, God, how he used to love me so."
[01:38.64]The doctor is busy, his manner professional.
[01:45.07]She finds she must look at the floor.
[01:51.46]He looks at her eye, at her ribs and her arm,
[01:57.84]And it seems every last inch is sore.
[02:04.49]The doctor is handsome, he smells of cologne,
[02:10.60]And his figure's athletically slim.
[02:17.49]He speaks disapprovingly, "What did you do
[02:23.53]To deserve such a beating from him?"
[02:31.19]"How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[02:37.66]"What could I do? Where would I go?
[02:44.31]He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[02:50.07]Oh, God, how he used to love me so."
[03:09.95]The policeman is waiting outside in the corridor.
[03:16.58]He speaks to her as to a child.
[03:23.41]He's friends with her husband; he's angry with her
[03:28.92]And he asks if there'll be charges filed.
[03:35.65]She says she's not sure, she needs time to recover.
[03:42.06]She feels beaten down in disgrace.
[03:48.69]The policeman asks, isn't she secretly glad
[03:54.63]For a man who'll keep her in her place?
[04:02.40]"How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[04:09.02]"What could I do? Where would I go?
[04:15.56]He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[04:21.32]Oh, God, how he used to love me so.
[04:28.54]He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[04:34.21]Oh, God, how he used to love me so."