Grandpa Was a Carpenter

[Verse 1]

Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day

No particular reason, he just dressed that way

Brown necktie and a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes

He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse

[Chorus]

Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses stores and banks

Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

He was level on the level, shaved even every door

And voted for Eisenhower 'cause Lincoln won the war

[Verse 2]

Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his knee

And let me listen to the radio before we got TV

Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too

Stained glass in every window, hearing aid in every pew

[Chorus]

Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses stores and banks

Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

He was level on the level and shaved even every door

And voted for Eisenhower 'cause Lincoln won the war

[Verse 3]

Now my grandma was a teacher, went to school in Bowling Green

Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine

Well, she called her husband "Mister" and she walked real tall in pride

And used to buy me comic books after Grandpa died

[Chorus]

Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses stores and banks

Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks

He was level on the level and shaved even every door

And voted for Eisenhower 'cause Lincoln won the war