Old Upright Piano-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[ti:Old Upright Piano] [ar:Nitty Gritty Dirt Band] [al:Partners, Brothers And Friends] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Upright Piano - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [00:08.06]For as long as I remember [00:10.50] [00:11.36]When Friday night came round [00:13.57] [00:14.63]The family would gather out at grandpa's house [00:19.90] [00:20.66]With supper over and the dishes done [00:23.21] [00:23.78]It was then the best time came [00:26.60] [00:28.20]At an old upright piano that only grandma played [00:33.76] [00:35.35]She played beautiful dreamer [00:38.28] [00:39.07]My wild Irish rose; [00:41.88] [00:42.87]She never played 'em perfect [00:44.54] [00:45.08]But there was love in every note [00:47.70] [00:48.78]Grandpa sat beside her [00:51.49]In harmony they sang [00:55.08] [00:56.21]At the old upright piano that only grandma played [01:01.87] [01:04.46]Grandpa was a stubborn man [01:06.78] [01:07.43]They said it was his style [01:09.80] [01:10.71]Grandma called him ornery [01:12.74] [01:13.41]But she said it with a smile [01:15.80] [01:16.97]Even he could not disguise the love he felt so strong; [01:22.36] [01:24.71]We all could see it in his eyes [01:27.02] [01:27.59]When she played his favorite song [01:29.92] [01:31.65]She played beautiful dreamer [01:35.37]My wild Irish rose; [01:38.54] [01:39.21]She never played 'em perfect [01:40.89] [01:41.60]But there was love in every note [01:44.04] [01:45.10]Grandpa sat beside her [01:47.87]In harmony they sang [01:51.37] [01:52.64]At the old upright piano that only grandma played [01:58.52] [02:07.16]I was almost 17 when my grandma died; [02:12.43] [02:13.23]I stayed all night with grandpa; [02:15.54] [02:16.43]The old man never cried [02:18.76] [02:19.57]He sat at her piano [02:21.65] [02:22.40]There was nothing we could say [02:26.30] [02:27.08]It was the first time in my life [02:29.88]I ever heard my grandpa play [02:32.93] [02:34.42]It wasn't beautiful dreamer or my wild Irish rose [02:42.40]It was a song he played from memory [02:45.25] [02:45.96]& he never missed a note [02:48.37] [02:50.96]I sat right there beside him until the morning came [02:57.35] [02:58.40]What a friend we have in Jesus [03:01.12] [03:01.64]Was the only song he played [03:04.72] [03:05.94]She played beautiful dreamer [03:09.47]My wild Irish rose; [03:13.00]She never played 'em perfect [03:14.97] [03:15.54]But there was love in every note [03:18.13] [03:19.18]Grandpa sat beside her in harmony they sang [03:25.52] [03:26.64]At the old upright piano that only grandma played [03:32.08] [03:32.87]At the old upright piano that only grandma played