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Grandaddy
Words
and Music by Judy Collins
Universal
Music Corp. (ASCAP)/ The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
(Administered
by Universal Music Corp.)
Grandaddy
look at the gypsies dancing in the firelight
Burning
so brightly
How do
they keep themselves warm on such a night
See all
the fiddlers twirling while he plays his violin
Laughing
and shouting
Have
you seen anything like it in all your life
Grandma
was cold and chide when we get in
She’ll
wanna know what we've done and where we've been
Promise
me you'll never tell, ya know your secret's safe with me
I can
be trusted
Wrap
me up in your winter coat
Wrap
me up so tight
I never
will feel the cold
I'll
be safe tonight
Can
we go down to the railroad track and watch the train go by
Shining
like silver
I hear
the whistle, the train is on it's way
Hold
me up over your shoulder so that I can see the light
Over
the pine trees
How I
would like to go riding on the train
Tell
me the story again about the time you went away
You went
to Chicago, no one knew where you were
Why did
you ever come back here after you had run away
I'm glad
you did sir
Wrap
me in your winter coat
Wrap
me up so tight
I never
will feel the cold
I'll
be safe tonight
When
you were young you sailed up on the sea.
Wrap
me up in your winter coat,
Wrap
me up so tight,
I never
will feel the cold.
I’ll
be warm tonight
Grandaddy
tell me the names of all the stars up in the sky
Is there
a heaven?
Do you
think there is a life after we die?
Why do
some people have all the gold and silver they can spend?
Others
have nothing.
It isn't
fair and I've always wondered why.
Can
I hold the match while you light your pipe?
I love
the smell of tobacco in the air.
Tell
me again about how it was before I came to be
In the
old country
Wrap
me up in your winter coat
Wrap
me up so tight
I never
will feel the cold
I'll
be warm tonight
Wrap
me up in your winter coat
Wrap
me up so tight
I never
will feel the cold
I'll
be warm tonight
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