"The Simplest Of Things" genre: Folk
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	This is the second of the 1971 acetates. Recorded at Tractor Studios in Rochdale, Lancashire, these are the only playable copies in existence. Sadly, all the original tapes are long gone.
	Story Behind the Song Both 'The Simplest Of Things' and 'The Hilltop' come from what was, with hindsight, a transitional recording session. Both are in the 'pure' twelve-string guitar folk style that was the Beau trademark; but they were recorded only a matter of days before I and 'The Way We Live' (later known as 'Tractor') began rehearsing 'Creation'. And 'Creation' was the album which ultimately lead to my rather more rocky 'John Trevor' persona. Like title, like song; 'The Simplest Of Things' sounds naïve, is naïve. And why not? It's another song that used to get a lot of airplay; went down very well in the folk clubs of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, too. I guess people like something they can sing along to. Even if it's '... he likes his pleasures of a simple kind, for the simplest of things will tend to please a simple mind!' Enjoy; despite the digital reprocessing which makes the crackles even clearer! Lyrics He likes morning dew and evening skies And ladybirds and butterflies; And summer sun and winter snow, And valleys where the rivers flow. He likes his pleasures of a simple kind, For the simplest of things will tend to please A simple mind. He likes corn a-blowing in the breeze And Wensleydale and Cheshire cheese; A simple fork and spoon and knife, And a house where he can live his life. He likes his pleasures of a simple kind, For the simplest of things will tend to please A simple mind. He likes a road where he can drive his car And a shop to buy his 'Evening Star'; A pub to take his evening drink, A crossword that will make him think. He likes his pleasures of a simple kind, For the simplest of things will tend to please A simple mind. He wants an education grant, He wants a heavy-water plant; He wants the stars, he wants the moon, And probably he'll get them soon. He likes his pleasures of a simple kind, For the simplest of things will tend to please A simple mind.

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