Bachelor Boy has never married, the song itself does not rule out marriage, with the final verse stating "I'll get married, have a wife and a child... but until then I'll be a bachelor boy...". The below table only includes countries where "Bachelor Boy" was listed separately on the chart, or where it was listed first when both were listed together on the chart. For a more complete list of countries where the single made the singles chart, refer to the article for "The Next Time". Notes: Bachelor Boy "Bachelor Boy" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It became
Spinster who never had children, the kernels do not "pop". Some notable women who never married include: Spinster Spinster is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women should marry. It could also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely to ever marry. The term originally denoted a woman whose occupation was to spin. A synonymous but more pejorative term is old maid. The closest equivalent term for males is 'bachelor', but this doesn't generally carry the same potentially pejorative connotations in reference to age and perceived