Song Description
This song likens the body to a house. As houses are what we live in, the body is the house of our soul. And this is a humorous approach to connect the two.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional |
Lyrics
THE BODY SONG By: Mike Cloonan
Copyright 1993
VERSE !
This body my life occupies
Where I live, where I reside
Is just a house for my soul
Back to dust someday it will go
CHORUS
My electric is good, my plumbing is fine
My toilet she falushes, everytime
My roof has leaks, but I can't complain
My troubles all wash right down the drain.
VERSE 2
I live in this house since I was born
Now the windows they rattle and the steps are worn
Mom and dad built it all alone
But I made it bigger all on my own.
CHORUS
VERSE 3
A showplace it will never be
There's just enough space in it for me
Sometimes overtaxed it gets
But I have no sorrows, I have no regrets
CHORUS
VERSE 4
A few hard rains have weathered me
And left some damage you can't see
But sunshine's dried up most ot the rain
And left happy places all around my brain
CHORUS
VERSE 5
I'll leave this house for good someday
For a much better home, far, far away
I won't need much, I hope and pray
Cause all I can take is what I gave away.
CHORUS