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Composer: John Prine

John Prine - Grandpa Was a Carpenter lyrics



Oh, Grandpa wore his suit to dinner
Nearly every day
No particular reason
He just dressed that way
Brown necktie, matching vest
and both his wingtip shoes
Built a closet on our back porch
And put a penny in a burned out fuse

Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on a level
Shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower
'Cause Lincoln won the war

Well he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle"
And rock me on his knee
And let me listen to the radio
Before we got TV
He'd drive to church on Sunday
And take me with him too
Stained glass in every window
Hearing aids in every pew

Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on a level
Shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower
'Cause Lincoln won the war

Now my Grandma was a teacher
Went to school in Bowling Green
Traded in a milking cow
For a Singer sewing machine
She called her husband "Mister"
And she walked real tall and proud
Used to buy me comic books
After Grandpa died

Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on a level
Shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower
'Cause Lincoln won the war
Songs list of album: Sweet Revenge (1973)
         Title Rating
01   Sweet Revenge lyrics   -
02   Please Don't Bury Me lyrics   -
03    Christmas in Prison lyrics Add lyrics   -
04   Dear Abby lyrics   -
05   Blue Umbrella lyrics   -
06    Often Is a Word I Seldom Use lyrics Add lyrics   -
07   Onomatopoeia lyrics   -
08   Grandpa Was a Carpenter lyrics   -
09   The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) lyrics   -
10   Mexican Home lyrics   -
11   A Good Time lyrics   -
12   Nine Pound Hammer lyrics   -
 

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