One Beautiful Body
written by C. Carson Parks II
Chorus:
Friends, that’s what I’d call One Beautiful Body
You must admit that’s really something fine.
A fully laid-out torso, and legs as long as time
Would you believe that all of this was mine?
Verse # 1:
She came to me with eyes as bright as silver
A blooming thing just reaching for her prime
And I took her in my arms and I sheltered her from harm
We pledged our love together for all time.
Verse # 2:
Then we built out little world around each other.
I worked so hard to just fulfill our plan
And, sharing all our joy, this simple girl and boy
Became a lovely woman and a man.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse # 3:
But the woman broke her trust and broke her honor
She graced the pillow of another man
But I found her in the night, Lord and I taught her wrong from right
With a single bullet, dealt from my own hand.
(Repeat Chorus)
© Greenwood Music Co. 1972 - BMI 1118493
Carson's Remarks:
This is an obvious double entendre thing, but hardly very funny when you think about it! In Nashville, on the night of The Grammy Awards, a bunch of songwriters get together and have a “counter culture” thing they call “The GRIMY Awards.” They sing the worst songs they ever wrote. It’s often very funny, especially in the fact most songwriters are a little nuts anyway, and it can get a little sick sometimes. I have a CD of some of Cole Porter’s unknown tunes, and some of them are pretty damned bad! Even Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony could use improvements here and there!