Overworked And Underappreciated

No one talks to her
No one makes her laugh
No one cares for her
No one shudders if she
Dies from inhalation of
Carbon monoxide gas

She is the Kitchen Lady
That's who she is
She is the Kitchen Lady
She is nobody's kid

Round the clock she takes orders
Round the order she takes abuse
She is quiet
And everyone thinks she is obtuse

Who is the Kitchen Lady
That comes out in the Night
Who is the Kitchen Lady
That wishes to avoid a Fight

She is the Kitchen Lady
Who keeps her distance and weeps
She cannot see her children
She is not her husband's keep

Kitchen lady, Kitchen lady
Is that you
Kitchen lady, Kitchen lady
Did you get me my food

Thank you for keeping it warm
Thank you for shopping
And returning back before
You get caught in a thunderstorm

There is so much that you do
Yet nobody, nobody
Cares for You


Like Water for Chocolate (1992). Scene where elderly, never-married family cook Chencha consoles Tita the night before her Lover will marry her Elder Sister.