You stood on that bank when I got baptized Gave me a thirty-thirty when I turned nine At sixteen you caught me drinkin' out in the barn I could hear you cheerin' when we won a state And you held my hand at Grandma's grave And I'll always be thankful you never sold the farm Grandpa, you stood so tall, but you, that red man, wore overalls You were the same man on Sunday mornin' as Saturday night Five-foot-six to the top of your hat But when you talked about the war, thought you were Superman American boy, simple man with a southern drawl You walked the walk, you talked the talk, Grandpa You still swear Roosevelt was the best That a homegrown tomato tastes better than the rest And fifty years goes too fast with a woman you love Well, this life I've chose is gettin' busy now But I know where to go when I need to slow down And when I walk up on your front porch, it's just like I'm still young Grandpa, you stood so tall, but you, that red man, wore overalls You were the same man on Sunday mornin' as Saturday night Five-foot-six to the top of your hat But when you talked about the war, thought you were Superman American boy, simple man with a southern drawl You walked the walk, you talked the talk, Grandpa American boy, terrible old man with that slow southern drawl Keep walkin' the walk, and talkin' the talk, Grandpa