He Walked On Water

He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck

And he'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck

And his teeth were gone

But what the heck

I thought

That he walked

On water

He said he was a cowboy

When he was young

He could handle a rope

And he was good with the gun

And my mama's daddy was his oldest son

And I thought

That he walked

On water

If the story was told

Only heaven knows

But his hat seemed to me

Like an old halo

And though his wings

They were never seen

I thought

That he walked

On water

He tied a cord

To the end of a mop

And said, son, here's a pony

Keep her at a trot

And I'd ride in circles while he laughed a lot

Then I'd flop down beside him

And he was 90 years old in '63

And I loved him and he loved me

And, Lord, I cried the day he died

'Cause I thought

That he walked

On water

If the story was told

Only heaven knows

But his hat seemed to me

Like an old halo

And though his wings

They were never seen

I thought

That he walked

On water

Yeah I thought

That he walked

On water