Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics

The song Grandpa Was A Carpenter is performed by John Prine in the album named Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine in the year 1990 .



Grandpa wore his suit to dinner
Nearly every day
No particular reason
He just dressed that way
Brown necktie and 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.

Chorus:
Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses stores and banks
Chain smoked camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on the level
And 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 radio
Before we got t.v.
Well, he'd drive to church on sunday
And take me with him too!
Stained gla*s in every window
Hearing aids in every pew.

Repeat chorus:

Now my grandma was a teacher
Went to school in bowling green
Traded in a milking cow
For a singer sewing machine
She called her husband "mister"
And walked real tall and pride
And used to buy me comic books
After grandpa died.

Repeat chorus:



John Prine - Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

Oct 1990

  1. Sam Stone (LP Version)
  2. Saddle In The Rain (LP Version)
  3. Please Don't Bury Me (LP Version)
  4. The Great Compromise (LP Version)
  5. Grandpa Was A Carpenter (LP Version)
  6. Donald And Lydia (LP Version)
  7. Illegal Smile (LP Version)
  8. Sweet Revenge (LP Version)
  9. Dear Abby (LP Version)
  10. Souvenirs (LP Version)
  11. Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard (LP Version)
  12. Hello In There (LP Version)

Grandpa Was A Carpenter