Grandpa Was a Carpenter

[ti:Grandpa Was a Carpenter] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Classic Pop Hits: The 1970's, Vol. 5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.91]Grandpa Was a Carpenter - The Hit Crew (热歌组合) [00:04.55] [00:06.90]Grandpa wore his suit to dinner [00:09.16]Nearly every day [00:11.54]No particular reason [00:13.91]He just dressed that way [00:16.27]Brown necktie and a matching vest [00:18.61]And both his wingtip shoes [00:20.97]He built a closet on our back porch [00:23.20]And put a penny in a burned out fuse [00:25.67]Grandpa was a carpenter [00:27.69]He built houses stores and banks [00:30.49]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [00:32.71]And hammered nails in planks [00:34.98]He was level on the level [00:37.19]And shaved even every door [00:39.64]And voted for Eisenhower [00:42.07]'Cause Lincoln won the war [00:45.69] [00:50.24]Well he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" [00:52.75]And rock me on his knee [00:55.09]And let me listen to radio [00:57.30]Before we got T V [00:59.53]Well he'd drive to church on Sunday [01:01.86]And take me with him too [01:04.21]Stained glass in every window [01:06.29]Hearing aids in every pew [01:09.20]Grandpa was a carpenter [01:11.12]He built houses stores and banks [01:13.85]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [01:16.08]And hammered nails in planks [01:18.44]He was level on the level [01:20.39]And shaved even every door [01:23.35]And voted for Eisenhower [01:25.73]'Cause Lincoln won the war [01:27.95] [01:33.79]Now my grandma was a teacher [01:36.06]Went to school in Bowling Green [01:38.65]Traded in a milking cow [01:40.80]For a Singer sewing machine [01:43.08]She called her husband "Mister" [01:45.39]And walked real tall and pride [01:48.06]And used to buy me comic books [01:50.22]After grandpa died [01:52.76]Grandpa was a carpenter [01:54.66]He built houses stores and banks [01:57.35]Chain smoked Camel cigarettes [01:59.71]And hammered nails in planks [02:01.89]He was level on the level [02:04.25]And shaved even every door [02:06.78]And voted for Eisenhower [02:09.10]'Cause Lincoln won the war