The Grandpa That I Know

<br>Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet<br>This lace collar`s chokin` me<br>Cuttin` off my air supply,<br>When I hang my head to cry<br>When I hang my head to cry<br><br>I see tears on daddy`s face<br>Someone`s hummin` &quot;Amazing Grace&quot;<br>Rain beats on this graveside tier<br>Preacher says he did repent<br>Preacher says he did repent<br><br>They`ve got him layin` there in pin stripes,<br>How`d they get him in that suit?<br>I guess the Lord will recognise him,<br>Without his overalls an` mule<br>An` they all say he looks so natural<br>But all I see`s a cold dark hole<br>I won`t commit this day to memory<br>That ain`t the Grandpa that I know<br>That ain`t the Grandpa that I know<br><br>Tractor never pulled his plough,<br>He walked, an` cussed, an` loved that ground<br>His hand sowed each and every seed<br>An` he`d pray for rain an` fight the weeds<br>He`d pray for rain an` fight the weeds<br><br>He said: &quot;The simple life, it suits me fine&quot;<br>Never dreamed beyond the County line<br>Grandma was his boyhood bride<br>He`ll be there in her arms tonight<br>He`ll sleep there in her arms tonight<br><br>They`ve got him layin` there in pin stripes,<br>How`d they get him in that suit?<br>I guess the Lord will recognise him,<br>Without his overalls an` mule<br>An` they all say he looks so natural<br>But all I see`s a cold dark hole<br>I won`t commit this day to memory<br>That ain`t the Grandpa that I know<br><br>They played a pretty organ number<br>Swore it was his favorite tune<br>But I know he preferred a fiddle<br>Playin` Carroll County Blues<br>They all say he looks so natural<br>But all I see`s a cold dark hole<br>I won`t commit this day to memory<br>That ain`t the Grandpa that I know<br>That ain`t the Grandpa that I know