Tommy C

In recent year there's been a lot of pop acts singing about being beautiful
 Or someone or something being beautiful
 Now, I know this ain't a new thing
 But it just feels as if these people don't really know what beauty is
 And by bandying it around so often it starts to loose all meaning and worth
 You see "beauty" and "beautiful" are powerful words
 It's more than just a physical thing
 It's more than just a nice pair of tits
 Bring the beat in and let me tell them what I think beauty is...
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Now for me to get my definition of beauty across to ya
 i must request your attention for the immediate future
 It won't take so long as to put you in a catatonic stupor
 As I present my case study example: Tommy Cooper
 If you haven't heard of Tommy I'll do my best to explain
 Tommy Cooper was in the entertainment game
 Every granddad in Britain can do a Tommy Cooper impression
 With a selection of gags, hand movements and facial expressions
 His uniform was a suit and a red fez hat
 He would combine jokes and magic tricks "just like that"
 He'd drift between the two with the most cack handed transition
 He was two part comedian and one part magician
 Mistakes and mess-ups were a bit part of his show
 Which were real and which were planned only he would know
 If he messed up or a certain joke bombed
 He would start laughing at himself and soon the laughs would catch on
 See Tommy gave no regard to class or grace
 His only goal was to put a smile on every single face
 All his life Tommy lived to just make people laugh
 Whether onstage or at home he would just be acting daft
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Whether it appropriate or not became somehow unconnected
 Because making people laugh was his only objective
 But there's one thing in life no man can avoid
 This thing will leave the hearts of loved ones empty and void.
 Death will always cause hurt and pain
 It can take weeks before a smile is on your face again
 Sure where reminiscing there can be great happiness
 But at the immediate time theres just searing pain and nothing less
 On April 15th, 1984
 The London Pallaium was the scene of Tommy's show once more
 It was a full house and he had the crowd eating out of his hand
 Everything, as usual, seemed completely unplanned
 And in what seemed like a finale Tommy dropped to the floor
 Causing the room to erupt into laughter and applause
 The curtain closed, lights went out and there was no encore
 Everybody left their seats and headed for the door
 Unbeknownst to them they had witness Tommy Cooper's death
 He had given his all until he had nothing left
 Now please note that at the moment that this entertainer died
 Even with a room full of people, not one tear was cried
 Much less, they rose to their feet and they laughed and clapped
 Now tell me one fucking thing that's more beautiful than that...
 Cos' I'm sure i cant think of one
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder
 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 I was lucky enough to be near her so I told her
 Funnily enough I missed the freckles on her shoulder
 and that even on the hottest of nights her skin was colder