Grandpa Was A Carpenter-John Prine

[00:00.39]Grandpa wore his suit to dinner [00:03.61]Nearly every day [00:06.07]No particular reason [00:08.34]He just dressed that way [00:10.64]Brown necktie and a matching vest [00:13.09]And both his wingtip shoes [00:15.45]He built a closet on our back porch [00:17.75]And put a penny in a burned out fuse. [00:19.95]Grandpa was a carpenter [00:22.35]He built houses stores and banks [00:24.57]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [00:27.29]And hammered nails in planks [00:29.38]He was level on the level [00:31.74]And shaved even every door [00:34.43]And voted for Eisenhower [00:36.74]'Cause Lincoln won the war. [00:38.90]Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" [00:47.40]And rock me on his knee [00:49.65]And let me listen to radio [00:51.84]Before we got T.V. [00:53.98]Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday [00:56.42]And take me with him too! [00:58.96]Stained glass in every window [01:01.39]Hearing aids in every pew. [01:03.57]Grandpa was a carpenter [01:05.98]He built houses stores and banks [01:08.11]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [01:10.78]And hammered nails in planks [01:12.93]He was level on the level [01:15.18]And shaved even every door [01:17.92]And voted for Eisenhower [01:20.07]'Cause Lincoln won the war. [01:22.76]Now my grandma was a teacher [01:30.37]Went to school in Bowling Green [01:32.86]Traded in a milking cow [01:35.51]For a Singer sewing machine [01:37.38]She called her husband "Mister" [01:39.97]And walked real tall and pride [01:42.43]And used to buy me comic books [01:44.94]After grandpa died. [01:47.26]Grandpa was a carpenter [01:49.47]He built houses stores and banks [01:51.71]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [01:54.20]And hammered nails in planks [01:56.42]He was level on the level [01:58.51]And shaved even every door [02:01.19]And voted for Eisenhower [02:03.57]'Cause Lincoln won the war. [02:06.00]