NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND - Grandpa Was A Carpenter lyrics

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Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day<br>No particular reason, he just dressed that way<br>Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes<br>He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse<br><br>Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks<br>Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks<br>He would level on the level, he shaved even every door<br>And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war<br><br>Well, he used to sing me blood on the saddle and rock me on his knee<br>And let me listen to the radio before we got tv<br>Well, he'd drive to church on sunday and he'd take me with him too<br>Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew<br><br>Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks<br>Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks<br>He would level on the level, he shaved even every door<br>And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war<br><br>Well, my grandma was a teacher, she went to school in bowling green<br>Traded in a milking cow for a singer sewing machine<br>Well, she called her husband mister, and she walked real tall and proud<br>She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died<br><br>Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks<br>Chain-smoked camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks<br>He would level on the level, he shaved even every door<br>And voted for eisenhower, 'cause lincoln won the war