Recorded Key of - Capo on 4 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 panks He was level on the level he shaved even every door And voted for Eisenhower ’cause Lincoln won the war (Instrumental} >        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 (Repeat Chorus} 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 in pride She used to buy me comic books after Grandpa died (Repeat Chorus}

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La chanson évoque la vie simple et les souvenirs d'un grand-père, homme de métier, qui consacrait ses journées à construire des maisons et des commerces. Son style vestimentaire traditionnel reflète une époque où l’apparence avait son importance, et il partageait des moments de tendresse en chantant et en passant du temps avec son petit-fils. Le texte parle aussi de sa grand-mère, institutrice fière et indépendante, qui lui offrait de petites attentions après la perte de son époux. Ensemble, ils composent un portrait touchant d'une famille ancrée dans des valeurs de travail, de traditions et de souvenirs.