The Grandpa That I Know

Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet

This neck-tie is chokin' me

Cuttin' off my air supply

When I hang my head and cry

When I hang my head and cry

I see tears on daddy's face

Someone's hummin' Amazing Grace

Rain beats on this graveside tent

Preacher says he did repent

Preacher swears he did repent

They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes

How'd they get him in that suit

I guess the Lord will recognize him

Without his overalls and mules

They all say he looks so natural

All I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the grandpa that I know

That ain't the grandpa that I know

You know a tractor never pulled his plough

He walked and cursed and loved that ground

His hand sowed each single seed

And he'd pray for rain and fight the weeds

He'd pray for rain and fight the weeds

He said, this simple life, it suits me fine

Never dreamed beyond the county line

Grandma was his boyhood bride

He'll be back in her arms tonight

He'll sleep there in her arms tonight

They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes

How'd they get him in that suit

I guess the Lord will recognize him

Without his overalls and mule

They all say he looks so natural

All I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the grandpa that I know

They played a pretty organ number

Swore it was his favorite tune

But I know he preferred a fiddle

Playin' Carroll County Blues

They all say he looks so natural

But all I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory

That ain't the grandpa that I know

That ain't the grandpa that I know