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I'm My Own Grandpa

from Little Red Wagon by Timmy Abell

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I'm My Own Grandpa
Dwight Latham and Moe Jaffe

Many many years ago, when I was twenty-three
I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be
The widow had a grown up daughter who had hair of red
My father fell in love with her, and soon the two were wed

Well, that made Dad my son-in-law which almost changed my life
My daughter was my mother, though she was my father's wife
To complicate the matter even though it brought me joy
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy

That little boy, he then became a brother-in-law to Dad
Which made him my uncle, which made me kind of sad
Because if he was my uncle, then he also was the brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter, who of course was my step-mother

My father had a little boy, which kept him on the run
The kid he was my grandchild though he was my father's son
My wife is now my mother's mother, which makes me kind of blue
To think that though she is my wife, she's my grandmother too

Because if she is my grandmother, then I am her grandchild
Now every time I think of this, it almost drives me wild
For I've become the strangest sight that anyone ever saw
As husband to my grandmother, I am my own Grandpa....

Oh I'm my own Grandpa, I'm my own grandpa
It seems funny I know, but really it's so
I'm my own Grandpa

(© 1947 General Music Publishing Co., Inc.)

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from Little Red Wagon, released April 1, 2004

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Timmy Abell Asheville, North Carolina

Timmy has spent 40 years presenting concerts of high-quality original and traditional music and storytelling for children and families throughout the US. His recordings have received the highest national awards and he is a recipient of the NC Arts Council's Fellowship for Songwriting. Timmy and his wife Susana are currently touring a program called "So Many Ways To Share A Story". silvertrout.org ... more

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