Build Me a Statue in the Park
written by C. Carson Parks II
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Build Me a Statue In The Park
Dedicate it to the biggest fool in town
And light it up each evening when it’s dark
‘Cause that’s the time of day you turned me down.
Vs. #1
Oh, give me half a heart of stone
So it won’t hurt me anymore
That’s all the heart I’m used to when I’m standing all alone
The other half went with you out the door.
Repeat (Chorus)
Vs. #2
Don’t set me up on any horse.
No thoroughbred like General Lee
The front end don’t fit my personality
And the other end’s there already in the form of me.
Repeat (Chorus)
Vs. #3
Give me a hat that’s large of brim
So all the birds can sit thereon
And they will treat me just the way you used to do
And life will be the same after I’m gone.
Repeat (Chorus)
© - 1968 Greenwood Music Co. - BMI 158279
Carson's Remarks:
I guess this must have been written about the time of "Another Fine Mess" and the like, but I was pondering what might be deposited on the head of General Lee! It was fun writing it, and you'll never believe the verses I threw away!