Marry a Plumber

A country music inspired song

Kiki Schirr
2 min readSep 10, 2018
My late Grandmother, who once gave me this advice

The door sticks. The window’s jammed and the tub won’t drain.

Every time I flush I have to open the tank to pull the chain

Blake makes a mean Moscow mule but can’t fix jack, can he?

Lord save me from dashing dilettantes, I need a man that’s handy.

The men I see have good educations but more dollars than sense

They throw away their change and laugh at my offense

Blaine bought me gifts galore but racked up debts swiftly

God save me from black card holders, I need a man that’s thrifty.

Marry a plumber my Grandma always told me.

If she saw the men I’ve dated she’d scold me.

I want a man with callused hands

A warm heart, a piece of land,

Who comes back from a hard day’s work glad to hold me

I don’t want a Tinder fella, I’m tired of Bumble babies

I want a man of his word, I’m tired of flaccid maybes

Bryan whispered sweet flatteries but was up to more than I knew

Jesus save me from pompous playboys I need a man that’s true

I don’t want his money, he doesn’t need big muscles or all his hair

He can burp and fart and leave the toilet seat up for all I care

My dream man doesn’t have to ride a white Mustang, trust me

Lord this wayward woman swears to be good to the man that loves me

Marry a plumber my Grandma always told me.

If she saw the men I’ve dated she’d scold me.

I want a man with callused hands

A warm heart, a piece of land,

Who comes back from a hard day’s work glad to hold me

My dream man doesn’t have to ride a white Mustang, trust me

Lord this wayward woman swears to be good to the man that loves me

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Kiki Schirr

Freelance marketer by day, inveterate doodler in all the spaces in between. Current project: A Dog Named Karma. To say hello: mynamenospaces at gee mail Thanks!