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• Performer: Pig Head Skin (Zhu Yuexin) • Release Year: 1999 • Musical Style Features: Combines Taiwanese 'Tai-ke' rock from the 90s with local humorous satire, singing about the helplessness and humor of ordinary people facing real life and marriageable age. Already over forty years old Making only twenty thousand a month, no place to live Only renting a place to stay Oh dear, young lady, what do you think I should do? Changing employers twenty-four times a year, nothing works out Also sold umbrellas, also sold raincoats, also mended plates and bowls Also acted in plays, also dug coal in the mines Also sailed across the mountains, also drove automobiles Oh dear, young lady, what do you think I should do? Already over forty years old Neighbors all want me to be their son-in-law Fat ones, thin ones, tall ones, short ones, dark ones, fair ones, old ones, young ones All wanting to marry me, what am I supposed to do? Oh dear, young lady, what do you think I should do? Heard the betrothal gifts cost over three hundred (Oh dear) And have to buy a house, at least thirty to forty ping (Oh dear) Thinking about it, no need for clothes, no need for food Oh dear, young lady, what do you think I should do? Already over forty years old What I can boast about is only hardship and toil Actually, I do want to marry a good wife to accompany me Oh dear, young lady, what do you think of me? (Is this okay? No! I'm still single!) Oh dear, young lady Oh dear, young lady Oh dear, young lady Oh dear, my beloved young lady