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

• All I Have to Do is Dream
• And So It Goes
• Baltimore
• Battle of New Orleans
• Buy for Me The Rain
• Colorado Christmas
• Cosmic Cowboy
• Fish Song
• Grand Ole Opry Song
• Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• Honky Tonkin
• I Am Your Heart
• I Break Horses, Not Hearts
• Jambalaya
• Killybegs
• Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian
• Living Without You
• Lost River
• Lovin on The Side
• Maybe Baby
• Propinquity
• Rave On
• Rent, Groceries, & Gasoline
• Rocky Top
• Slim Carter
• Some of Shelley's Blues
• The House at Pooh Corner
• The Moon Just Turned Blue
• The Valley Road
• Turn of The Century
• Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
• When It's Gone
• Will The Circle Be Unbroken
• Wolverton Mountain
• You Ain't Going Nowhere