Great-Grandfather's Horse

Great grandfather when the world was young

Greased his palms with a wagon tongue

Bought a horse, gave it his heart

Hitched it to a two wheeled cart

Great grandfather when the world was green

Built a life on corn and beans

Sixteen kids with his lady wife

But the horse, the horse was the love of his life

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Great grandfather's horse lived free to run

Laughed at the sweat of his seven sons

A horse is for work, a horse is for toil

It never set a foot in the soil

Great grandfather when the world was fresh

Left his home on a train out West

Seven sons, no trace of remorse

Sold away their father's horse

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Great grandfather when the world was young

Found out what they had done

Returned to the East with his head in his hands

Anger enormous but oh so quiet

Anger enormous but oh so quiet

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh