Granny got up early one sunny day Went to get the ferry down to Nashville Went to find my sister who had run away Run off with a barker on a fair wheel
Oh Granny don't you bother with her She really didn't love us anyway No Granny don't you bring her back home You're never gonna make her wanna stay
Granny brought us both up from the age of four Gave us education and a home yeah Made sure we were brung up in a proper way Granny worked her fingers to the bone yeah
Oh Granny don't you bother with her She really didn't love us anyway No Granny don't you bring her back home You're never gonna make her wanna stay
No Granny she really didn't love us anyway No Granny I won't bother with her I know she'll never ever wanna stay
Oh Granny don't you bother with her She really didn't love us anyway No Granny don't you bring her back home You're never gonna make her wanna stay
Just the other day my granny passed away Doc says she was pining for a baby Now I go to put some flowers on her grave She really was a very special lady
Oh Granny I won't bother with her She really didn't love us anyway No Granny I wouldn't bring her back home You're never gonna make her wanna stay
No Granny she really didn't love us anyway No Granny I won't bother with her I know she'll never ever wanna stay
No Granny she really didn't love us anyway No Granny I won't bother with her I know she'll never ever wanna stay