housewife 1810

Housewife. Ca. 1810. Or today?

Mend my socks, by the sunny wall,
I love to see when your thimble, of
silver, shines as brilliant as the sun.

Sew buttons on my trousers´ fly, in
the midnight cove, I love to see when
your thimble outshines the new moon

But leave the thimble at home when
we go to the ball; people might get
the wrong idea, think you’re my maid.