Joe Diffie - The Grandpa That I Know lyrics

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Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet<br>

This nech-tie is chokin' me<br>

Cuttin' off my air supply<br>

When I hang my head and cry<br>

When I hang my head and cry<br>

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I see tears on daddy's face<br>

Someone's hummin' Amazing Grace<br>

Rain beats on this graveside tent<br>

Preacher says he did repent<br>

Preacher swears he did repent<br>

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They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes<br>

How'd they get him in that suit<br>

I guess the Lord will recognize him<br>

Without his overalls and mule<br>

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They all say he looks so natural<br>

All I see's a cold dark hole<br>

I won't commit this day to memory<br>

That ain't the grandpa that I know<br>

That ain't the grandpa that I know<br>

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You know a tractor never pulled his plough<br>

He walked and cursed and loved that ground<br>

His hand sowed each single seed<br>

And he'd pray for rain and fight the weeds<br>

He'd pray for rain and fight the weeds<br>

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He said, this simple life, it suits me fine<br>

Never dreamed beyond the county line<br>

Grandma was his boyhood bride<br>

He'll be back in her arms tonight<br>

He'll sleep there in her arms tonight<br>

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They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes<br>

How'd they get him in that suit<br>

I guess the Lord will recognize him<br>

Without his overalls and mule<br>

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They all say he looks so natural<br>

All I see's a cold dark hole<br>

I won't commit this day to memory<br>

That ain't the grandpa that I know<br>

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They played a pretty organ number<br>

Swore it was his favorite tune<br>

But I know he preferred a fiddle<br>

Playin' Carroll County Blues<br>

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They all say he looks so natural<br>

But all I see's a cold dark hole<br>

I won't commit this day to memory<br>

That ain't the grandpa that I know<br>

That ain't the grandpa that I know<br>

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