Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet
This nech-tie is chokin' me
Cuttin' off my air supply

When I hang my head and cry
When I hang my head and cry


I see tears on daddy's face
Someone's hummin' Amazing Grace
Rain beats on this graveside tent

Preacher says he did repent
Preacher swears he did repent


They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes
How'd they get him in that suit
I guess the Lord will recognize him

Without his overalls and mule

They all say he looks so natural

All I see's a cold dark hole
I won't commit this day to memory
That ain't the grandpa that I know

That ain't the grandpa that I know

You know a tractor never pulled his plough

He walked and cursed and loved that ground
His hand sowed each single seed
And he'd pray for rain and fight the weeds

He'd pray for rain and fight the weeds

He said, this simple life, it suits me fine

Never dreamed beyond the county line
Grandma was his boyhood bride
He'll be back in her arms tonight

He'll sleep there in her arms tonight

They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes

How'd they get him in that suit
I guess the Lord will recognize him
Without his overalls and mule


They all say he looks so natural
All I see's a cold dark hole

I won't commit this day to memory
That ain't the grandpa that I know


They played a pretty organ number
Swore it was his favorite tune
But I know he preferred a fiddle

Playin' Carroll County Blues

They all say he looks so natural

But all I see's a cold dark hole
I won't commit this day to memory
That ain't the grandpa that I know

That ain't the grandpa that I know