Grandma's hands
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
Grandma's hands
Played the tambourine so well
Grandma's hands
Used to issue out a warning
She'd say "Billy don't you run so fast!
"Might fall on a piece of glass!
"Might be snakes there in that grass!"
Grandma's hands
Grandma's hands
Soothed a local unwed mother
Grandma's hands
Used to ache sometimes and swell
Grandma's hands
Used to lift her face and tell her
She'd say "Baby, Grandma understands.
"That you really love that man.
"Put yourself in Jesus' hands."
Grandma's hands
Grandma's hands
Used to hand me piece of tea cake
Grandma's hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma's hands
Boy, they really came in handy
She'd say "Matty, don't you whip that child!
"What you want to spank him for?
"He didn't steal no candy from no store!"
But I don't have Grandma anymore
