Needle, needle, dip and dart
Thrusting up and down
Where's the man could ease a heart
Like a satin gown?

See the stitches curve and crawl
Round the cunning seams
Patterns thin and sweet and small
As a lady's dreams

Wantons go in bright brocade
Brides in organdie
Gingham's for the plighted maid
Satin's for the free!

Wool's to line a miser's chest
Crepe's to calm the old
Velvet hides an empty breast
Satin's for the bold!

Lawn is for a bishop's yoke
Linen's for a nun
Satin is for wiser folk
Would the dress were done!

Satin glows in candlelight
Satin's for the proud!
They will say who watch at night
"What a fine shroud!"