A Hundred Pounds Of ClayGene McDanielsHighest chart position # 3 in 1961Written by Bob Elgin, Luther Dixon, and Kay RogerHe took a hundred pounds of clayAnd they He said "Hey, listen""I'm gonna fix this-a world today""Because I know what's missin' "Then He rolled his big sleeves upAnd a brand-new world beganHe created a woman and-a lots of lovin' for a manWhoa-oh-oh, yes he didWith just a hundred pounds of clayHe made my life worth livin'And I will thank Him every dayFor every kiss you're givin'And I'll thank Him every nightFor the arms that are holdin' me tightAnd He did it all with just a hundred pounds of clayYes he did, whoa-oh, yes He didNow can'tcha just see Him a-walkin' 'round and 'roundPickin' the clay uppa off the ground?Doin' just what He should doTo make a livin' dream like youHe rolled His big sleeves upAnd a brand-new world beganHe created a woman and-a lots of lovin' for a manWhoa-oh-oh, yes he didWith just a hundred pounds of clayFADEPeople, let me tall ya what He didWith just a hundred pounds of clay
