Eva Gabor, one of the famous sisters, is quoted as once having said "Throughout history, all a girl has ever needed is simple velvet and basic diamonds." Tongue in cheek or not, it was a notion impossible to resist doing something with. I hope y'all enjoy it.
Music/melody/arrangement/instrumentation: Billy Playle
Vocals: Anne Cozean
Lyrics: Donna Devine
Simple Velvet and Basic Diamonds(v1)
I love to bathe in honeyed milk
It turns my skin to glowing silk
It was good for Cleopatra
It's good enough for me
(v2)
Another thing that makes me purr
Is being draped in fancy fur
I'm stylish to the limit
As anyone can see
But...
Chorus
With simple velvet and basic diamonds
A girl needs little more
Well maybe an emerald or two
When the wolf creeps round the door
Bridge
All I know of physics
Is that bodies collide
Astronomy is more about
The stars in my eyes
Arithmetic? It doesn't count
And history's full of lies
Geology's not rhinestones
But fine stones
(v3)
White linen trimmed with Belgian lace
I know is to some women's taste
But I'm uncomplicated
And not difficult to please
(v4)
Though I might flirt with pale chiffon
I've other things to focus on
To keep me well and balanced
There's nothing's quite like these
Oh...
Chorus
With simple velvet and basic diamonds
A girl needs little more
Well maybe an emerald or two
When the wolf creeps round the door
Repeat chorus
� 2010 Donna Devine
