John C. Clark (The Gasman Song) - Karine Polwart

John C Clark is a really nice man 
He works in gas installation 
And he drives a gas installation van 
Fill it up at the local gas station 
And you know I never saw him with a woman before 
The women round here think they’re worth a lot more 
He’s the kind of man your mother would adore 
And that’s no recommendation 

Well John C Clark ain’t too good looking 
I guess he looks like a gas installer 
And for all that gas he still ain’t cooking 
Yeah he could do with being six inches taller 
But then I ain’t no pretty picture myself 
I’ve been sitting round here too long on the shelf 
And I could dream about being with somebody else 
But he could be a whole lot smaller 

John C Clark has a crush on me 
I know he told me so one Sunday 
And at the time since I didn’t have any other offers 
I agreed to meet him on the Monday 
And the big surprise is that we really got on 
We talked about all kinds of wierd things til dawn 
I plucked up the courage and said “Hey John, 
Would you meet me again on Friday?” 

And so we met at the pizza parlour in town 
By then my belly was warming 
And while we were waiting on the tiramisu 
I kissed him without warning 
I said “I’m not getting any younger you know 
And would you like to give it a go” 
He replied, “I guess so” 
And I packed my things in the morning” 

Now me and John we live together 
We have a house that’s full of laughter 
We’ve got gas central heating, our bellies are always warm 
And besides John has insulated the rafters 
And you know we really like each other a lot 
And for all the gas we will never be hot 
But we’re making the best of what we’ve got 
We’re living happily ever after