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but on that blessed evening
my great great great great great great granddad
he saved those kings
but on that blessed evening
my great great great great great great granddad
he saved those kings
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my granddad used to tell me
boy
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my granddad used to tell me
boy
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my granddad left me this guitar i'm playing
when i was just a little girl
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my granddad left me this guitar i'm playing
when i was just a little girl
a howling like they'd never heard before
a cry so loud old granddad almost hit the door
he said
a howling like they'd never heard before
a cry so loud old granddad almost hit the door
he said
the handbags and the gladrags
that your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy
they told me you missed school today
the handbags and the gladrags
that your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy
they told me you missed school today
the handbags and the gladrags
that your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy
they told me you missed school today
the handbags and the gladrags
that your poor old granddad had to sweat to buy
they told me you missed school today
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my granddad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my granddad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my granddad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my granddad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
no brake-men yodelin' those rail yard songs
granddad's ranch dried up fast
ol' johnny chisum
no brake-men yodelin' those rail yard songs
granddad's ranch dried up fast
ol' johnny chisum
those ancient rules they got written in the glowing pools
that my greatest granddad pulled his wretched body outta
a long time ago
those ancient rules they got written in the glowing pools
that my greatest granddad pulled his wretched body outta
a long time ago
with smokes rolled in his sleeve
or my granddad puffing in those polaroids
and he looked just like me
with smokes rolled in his sleeve
or my granddad puffing in those polaroids
and he looked just like me
cabbagetown
i talked to my old granddad
as he fell into the sea
cabbagetown
i talked to my old granddad
as he fell into the sea
do as you're told boy no need to frown
you know it happened to me and your granddad too
not a goddamn any one can do
do as you're told boy no need to frown
you know it happened to me and your granddad too
not a goddamn any one can do
grandmama taught me how to run my own business
granddad taught me how to write my own lyrics
my pops taught me violence
grandmama taught me how to run my own business
granddad taught me how to write my own lyrics
my pops taught me violence
those airplanes were left there years ago
granddad had spoken of forests in russia
i pictured him walking in ten inches of snow
those airplanes were left there years ago
granddad had spoken of forests in russia
i pictured him walking in ten inches of snow
'cause grandma
granddad
remember the days
'cause grandma
granddad
remember the days
it's been around for many years
so polish up your granddad's gear
and shake it
it's been around for many years
so polish up your granddad's gear
and shake it
i got a.ou. i got a lucky silver dollar
my granddad gave it to me
now he's dead
i got a.ou. i got a lucky silver dollar
my granddad gave it to me
now he's dead
and every blessin' flowing from the gulf of mexico
from my granddad with the shrimp boats
from the time that he was grown
and every blessin' flowing from the gulf of mexico
from my granddad with the shrimp boats
from the time that he was grown