Grandma Harp Lyrics - 40 #1 Hits - Merle Haggard

Grandma's maiden name was Zona Villines 

There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines 

Born in Newton County down in Arkansas 

Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa 

We laid her soul to rest one Sunday mornin' 

And everybody knew she'd done her part 

Don't get set to hear no hidden family legend 

Just a song about the life of Grandma Harp 

Just think about the times that she lived through 

And think about the changing world she saw 

Now, somehow, she reared a decent family out of poverty 

And for seventy years she loved the same old Grandpa 

To me, her passing brought a closing chapter 

To a way of life that I love within my heart 

I just mean to say I think we owe her something special 

If just a song about the life of Grandma Harp 

Grandma's maiden name was Zona Villines 

There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines 

Born in Newton County down in Arkansas 

Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa 

We laid her soul to rest one Sunday mornin' 

And everybody knew she'd done her part 

Don't get set to hear no hidden family legend 

Just a song about the life of Grandma Harp