Grandpa Was A Carpenter
By: John Prine
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Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day
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No particular reason, he just dressed that way
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Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes
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He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse
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Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
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Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
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He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
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And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
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Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his knee
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And let me listen to the radio before we got TV
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Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too
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Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew
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Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
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Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
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He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
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And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
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Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green
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Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine
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Well, she called her husband "Mister," and she walked real tall in pride
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She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died
Chorus:
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Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
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Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
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He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
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And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
