Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics
Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every dayNo particular reason, he just dressed that wayBrown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoesHe built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuseGrandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banksChain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planksHe would level on the level, he shaved even every doorAnd voted for eisenhower, cause lincoln won the warWell, he used to sing me blood on the saddle and rock me on his kneeAnd let me listen to the radio before we got tvWell, hed drive to church on sunday and hed take me with him tooStained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pewGrandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banksChain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planksHe would level on the level, he shaved even every doorAnd voted for eisenhower, cause lincoln won the warWell, my grandma was a teacher, she went to school in bowling greenTraded in a milking cow for a singer sewing machineWell, she called her husband mister, and she walked real tall and proudShe used to buy me comic books after grandpa diedGrandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banksChain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planksHe would level on the level, he shaved even every doorAnd voted for eisenhower, cause lincoln won the war
