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Artist: Bo Diddley
Canonical path: /bo-diddley/the-great-grandfather
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The Great Grandfather
Read The Great Grandfather lyrics by Bo Diddley on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Great Grandfather
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The great grand-pappy when the land was young
Barred his do' wit' a wagon tongue
Oooh-ho-ho-ho-ho
When the times got tough and redskins smart
Said his prayers with his shotgun cocked
Oh-oh-oh, whoa-ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-whoa-oh
The great grand-pappy was a busy man
Cooked his grub in a fryin' pan
Picked his teeth with a huntin' knife
He wore the same suit all-a his life
Oh-oh, ooo-oh-ooo, ooo-ooo
A-ay-oh
Twenty-one children, came to be blessed
The old man's house in the wilderness
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-a-whoa-oh
Doubt his story if you can
The great grand-pappy was a busy man
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-hoo! (ah-hoo)
Ooow
Whoa-ooh-a-ooo.
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Bo Diddley performs "The Great Grandfather", and this lyric page sits inside the Bo Diddley catalog on LyroVerse.
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