grandma harp

grandma's maiden name was zona villines

there's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines

born in newton county down in arkansas

then in nineteen-one she married grandpa

we laid her soul to rest one sunday mornin'

and everybody knew she'd done her part

don't get set to hear no hidden family legend

just a song about the life of grandma harp

just think about the times that she lived through

and think about the changing world she saw

now somehow she reared a decent family out of poverty

and for seventy years she loved the same old grandpa

to me

her passing brought a closing chapter

to a way of life that i love within my heart

i just mean to say i think we owe her something special

if just a song about the life of grandma harp

grandma's maiden name was zona villines

there's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines

born in newton county down in arkansas

then in nineteen-one she married grandpa

we laid her soul to rest one sunday mornin'

and everybody knew she'd done her part

don't get set to hear no hidden family legend

just a song about the life of grandma harp