Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics by John Prine
Album : Live
Clean Lyric
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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.

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.

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:
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.      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.      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: