Here’s Rob Bartley’s and Gary LaPlant’s version which I like just as much as the bluegrass cut. (See the “Countryish” category.)
© 2000 Steven E. Cutts
recorded in Studio B (B for Bartley) in 2004
included on my self-published ONE/THIRD album
downloadable courtesy of Bartley and LaPlant
Rob Bartley, lead and harmony vocals, electric guitar, drums
Gary LaPlant, harmony vocals, guitar, bass, and organ
All she ever wants is to walk in the morning and listen to the sounds at the sun’s first rays.
All she ever wants is to lie down beside me at the close of the day.
All she ever needs is a gentle word, a reminder that everything’s OK.
You can’t be more at ease than Caroline. You can’t live more at peace than Caroline
‘Cause Caroline has all she ever, all she ever wants.
I could make a list that would go on forever of everything I think that the world owes me.
I easily forget ‘tis a gift to be simple ‘tis a gift to be free.
But Caroline reminds me that even in the common pleasures I can find a jubilee.
You can’t be more at ease than Caroline. You can’t live more at peace than Caroline
‘Cause Caroline has all she ever, all she ever wants.
When I first met Caroline, she was a puppy just three months old
Stumbling ‘round her big new world -- couldn’t even do what she was told.
Now when I’m with Caroline, school’s in session, but look who is teaching whom a lesson!
All she ever wants is to ride by the window open to the highway and a stiff cool breeze.
All she ever wants is to run with that collie who lives down our street.
All she ever needs is for me to pat her on the head and fix her something fine to eat.
You can’t be more at ease than Caroline. You can’t live more at peace than Caroline
‘Cause Caroline has all she ever, all she ever wants.