Patty Loveless - The Grandpa That I Know lyrics

rate me

Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet

This lace collar's chokin' me

Cuttin' off my air supply,

When I hang my head to cry

When I hang my head to cry

I see tears on daddy's face

Someone's hummin' "Amazing Grace"

Rain beats on this graveside tier

Preacher says he did repent

Preacher says he did repent

They've got him layin' there in pin stripes,

How'd they get him in that suit?

I guess the Lord will recognise him,

Without his overalls an' mule

An' they all say he looks so natural

But all I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the Grandpa that I know

That ain't the Grandpa that I know

Tractor never pulled his plough,

He walked, an' cussed, an' loved that ground

His hand sowed each and every seed

An' he'd pray for rain an' fight the weeds

He'd pray for rain an' fight the weeds

He said: "The simple life, it suits me fine"

Never dreamed beyond the County line

Grandma was his boyhood bride

He'll be there in her arms tonight

He'll sleep there in her arms tonight

They've got him layin' there in pin stripes,

How'd they get him in that suit?

I guess the Lord will recognise him,

Without his overalls an' mule

An' they all say he looks so natural

But all I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the Grandpa that I know

They played a pretty organ number

Swore it was his favorite tune

But I know he preferred a fiddle

Playin' Carroll County Blues

They all say he looks so natural

But all I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the Grandpa that I know

That ain't the Grandpa that I know