Grandma's Hands

Grandma's hands Clapped in church on Sunday mornin' Grandma's hands Played a tambourine so well Grandma's hands Used to issue out a warning, she'd say "Mattie don't you run so fast Might fall on a piece of glass Might be snakes there in that grass" Grandma's hands Grandma's hands Soothed the local unwed mother Grandma's hands Used to ache sometimes and swell Grandma's hands Used to lift their face and tell her, she'd say "Baby, Grandma understands That you really love that man Put yourself in Jesus' hands" Grandma's hands Grandma's hands Used to hand me a piece of candy Grandma's hands Picked me up each time I fell Grandma's hands Boy they really came in handy, she'd say "Mattie, don't you whip that boy What you wanna spank him for? He didn't drop no apple core" But I don't have Grandma anymore If I get to heaven I'll look for Grandma's hands