Grandfather Blues
(Joe Ely)




My great great Grandfather
    Prospected for gold
In the wilds of Alaska
    In the Yukon cold

My great Grandfather
    Fought the Civil War
On the side of the South
    In the Infantry Corps

My own Grandfather
    Was a hell of a man
He rode Rock Island Railroad
    In the blowing sand

All this makes me wonder
What they'll say about me
Oh he was just some fool rambler
Dyin to be free

O-o-oh, I need one good woman to pull me through
O-o-oh, I got one good woman just like you


My great great Grandmother
     Wore a calico gown
She had a double-barreled shotgun
     That she never set down

My great Grandmother
     Was a Cherokee bride
You could find her every evening
     Down by the riverside

My own Grandmother
     Had a heart of gold
She had eyes like an Angel
     And an ocean for a Soul

All this makes me wonder
What they'll say about me
Oh he was just some fool rambler
Dyin to be free

O-o-oh, I need one good woman to pull me through
O-o-oh, I got one good woman just like you!