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The World Is Full of Pretty Girls (And Pretty Girls Are Full of Themselves Too)

drumkit - gerald dowd
bass guitar - john abbey
slide guitar - robbie gjersoe
acoustic guitar and vocal - robbie fulks
organ - scott ligon

I wrote this right after Jerry Reed died -- it's one of those where the music and feel were mainly the motivaters, and the words were put down quick and dirty. Going back and forth with Gjersoe was a blast. The scratch vocal, squawked over a 58 from the control room to help the rhythm guys keep their places, sounded good so we stuck with it (I know everyone says that, but there you have it).

Lyrics

I was born with the heart to travel
Now it’s got some tread to show
Buddy I ain’t been quite everywhere
But I've seen enough to know
A woman’s got but one mind
And she ain’t gonna waste it on you
Yeah, the world’s full of pretty girls
And pretty girls are full of themselves too

Betty was a blonde go-getter
With her high heels in my back
Left me for a lawyer, and I hope he enjoys her
Down to his last heart attack
Sweet Pearl was a deacon’s daughter
They say he never spared the rod
She was built like a Chevy, just a little top-heavy
She was saving the rest for God
Aw, you can’t live with 'em
But you can learn to laugh after you’ve loved a few
This world’s full of pretty girls
Son, pretty girls are full of themselves too

Well, I was working in a roots-rock beer joint
Down in Fort Smith, Arkansas
I met a plump bartender, I could see she was into
This rugged alt-country star
I couldn’t see she was trying to use me
To get a leg up in the race
Man, I never should have let her into my scene
She’s gone and run off with Neko Case
Yeah, she’s a lesbian
And I’m stuck in the tavern with the lovesick blues
This world’s full of pretty girls
Son, pretty girls are full of themselves too

So if you get the urge to travel
Down Cupid's treacherous course
Just look out for yourself my friend
That's a job that you can't outsource

They won't think about you -- hunh-uh!
Gawd give 'em better things to do!
Yeah the world is full of pretty girls...

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