Grandfather Blues Lyrics - Ely Joe

My great great Grandfather 

Prospected for gold 

In the wilds of Alaska 

In the Yukon cold 

My great Grandfather 

Fought the Civil War 

On the side of the South 

In the Infantry Corps 

My own Grandfather 

Was a hell of a man 

He rode Rock Island Railroad 

In the blowing sand 

All this makes me wonder 

What they'll say about me 

Oh he was just some fool rambler 

Dyin to be free 

O-o-oh, I need one good woman to pull me through 

O-o-oh, I got one good woman just like you 

My great great Grandmother 

Wore a calico gown 

She had a double-barreled shotgun 

That she never set down 

My great Grandmother 

Was a Cherokee bride 

You could find her every evening 

Down by the riverside 

My own Grandmother 

Had a heart of gold 

She had eyes like an Angel 

And an ocean for a Soul 

All this makes me wonder 

What they'll say about me 

Oh he was just some fool rambler 

Dyin to be free 

O-o-oh, I need one good woman to pull me through 

O-o-oh, I got one good woman just like you!