Song: Grandpa Was A Carpenter
Singer: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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 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
He voted for Eisenhower 'cause
Lincoln won the war