Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day 

No particular reason, he just dressed that way 

Brown necktie with 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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Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks 

Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks 

He would level on the level, he shaved even every door 

And voted for Eisenhower, cause Lincoln won the war 

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Well, he used to sing me "blood on the saddle" and rock me on his knee 

And let me listen to the radio before we got TV 

Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too 

Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew 

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Well, my grandma was a teacher, she went to school in bowling green 

Traded in a milking cow for a singer sewing machine 

Well, she called her husband "mister," and she walked real tall and proud 

She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died 

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