Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics - Live - John Prine

Grandpa wore his suit to dinner 

Nearly every day 

No particular reason 

He just dressed that way 

Brown necktie and a matching vest 

And both his wingtip shoes 

He built a closet on our back porch 

And put a penny in a burned out fuse. 

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Chorus: 

Grandpa was a carpenter 

He built houses stores and banks 

Chain smoked camel cigarettes 

And hammered nails in planks 

He was level on the level 

And 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 radio 

Before we got t.v. 

Well, he'd drive to church on sunday 

And take me with him too! 

Stained glass in every window 

Hearing aids in every pew. 

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Repeat chorus: 

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 walked real tall and pride 

And used to buy me comic books 

After grandpa died. 

Repeat chorus: