Lyric Context Universe
you and ludwig van beethoven
and your manhattan grandfather
born on the 16th of december
you and ludwig van beethoven
and your manhattan grandfather
born on the 16th of december
for the south
grandfather
i'm calling on you
for the south
grandfather
i'm calling on you
holding hands with all these different nations
grandfather to the west
ascend my voice
holding hands with all these different nations
grandfather to the west
ascend my voice
start
my grandfather picks wild flowers at the top of the hill
upon the mountain side
start
my grandfather picks wild flowers at the top of the hill
upon the mountain side
start
my grandfather died
a bowery
start
my grandfather died
a bowery
i'm a son that will become my father
hoping to grandfather
wearing wrinkles
i'm a son that will become my father
hoping to grandfather
wearing wrinkles
sweatin' like the devil with my farmers tan
my grandfather said chop that wood
end
sweatin' like the devil with my farmers tan
my grandfather said chop that wood
end
father done told me
grandfather told me too
my mother she done told me
father done told me
grandfather told me too
my mother she done told me
father done told me
grandfather told me too
my mother she done told me
father done told me
grandfather told me too
my mother she done told me
fast asleep in class you were
dreaming of your grandfather
selling sod from cemetery plots
fast asleep in class you were
dreaming of your grandfather
selling sod from cemetery plots
my ancestors broke their backs sharecroppin'
and my grandfather picked cotton!
so pardon me if i'm not impressed by that collar poppin'
my ancestors broke their backs sharecroppin'
and my grandfather picked cotton!
so pardon me if i'm not impressed by that collar poppin'
you are in grandmother's wisdom
you are in grandfather's charm
show me young trees in the orchard
you are in grandmother's wisdom
you are in grandfather's charm
show me young trees in the orchard
tick tock
now my grandfathers' clock
was too large for the shelf
tick tock
now my grandfathers' clock
was too large for the shelf
tick tock
now my grandfathers' clock
was too large for the shelf
tick tock
now my grandfathers' clock
was too large for the shelf
the lake with mist was shrouded
the grandfather east wind blew
mist rose on the tree limbs
the lake with mist was shrouded
the grandfather east wind blew
mist rose on the tree limbs
start
my grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
so it stood ninety years on the floor
start
my grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
so it stood ninety years on the floor
start
my grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
so it stood ninety years on the floor
start
my grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
so it stood ninety years on the floor
up where the jackdaw crows
my grandfather did ask me
do you know what you have done
up where the jackdaw crows
my grandfather did ask me
do you know what you have done
your grandmothers
your grandfathers
your ancestors before them. we stand on the shoulders of giants and we owe it to our ancestors. not just to defend the rights and freedoms that they fought for at such cost and at such sacrifice
your grandmothers
your grandfathers
your ancestors before them. we stand on the shoulders of giants and we owe it to our ancestors. not just to defend the rights and freedoms that they fought for at such cost and at such sacrifice