Grandpa Was a Carpenter

Subject: CHOPRO John Prine: Grandpa Was A Carpenter Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:59:41 GMT #transcribed by Christopher J. Hoover (choover@usd.edu) #based on version of song with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on #_Will the Circle Be Unbroken II_ G C Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day G D No particular reason, he just dressed that way G C Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes G D G He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse C G Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks C G D Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks G C He would level on the level, he shaved even every door G D G And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war G C Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his knee G D And let me listen to the radio before we got TV G C Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too G D G Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew G C Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green G D Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine G C Well, she called her husband "Mister," and she walked real tall in pride G D G She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died Christopher J. Hoover choover@usd.edu University of South Dakota Disclaimer: standard It's *always* September, *somewhere* on the Net.