A Jealous Man Listen jealous man What they say of you That you watch your wife Surely isn’t true? Such an ugly face The light loves disown; Much to your surprise Your wife is all your own. Other men must watch Who have wives to shield, Why should you put up A fence without a field? In a hundred none Is as safe as you, Nobody could think Such a thing was true.‘ Men cry when they’re hurt, Your cry’s out of place, Who do you think would want Such an ugly face? Source: O'Connor, Frank (tr); Kings, Lords, & Commons: An Anthology from the Irish; 1962; London; Macmillan & Co; p.64