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      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      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      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      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      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