Lyrics:

Granddaddy Used To Sit Me On His Knee**lf**and Tell Me How It Was In The Old Country**lf**famine And Floods And Crops That Failed**lf**i&ampapos;d Listen For Hours As He Told His Tale**lf****lf**he Said &ampapos;there Must Have Been A Curse On The Family Name&ampapos;**lf**but He Swore He&ampapos;d Be The One To Break That Chain**lf**with Money He Saved From The Sweat Of His Brow**lf**he&ampapos;d Get &ampapos;em Out Of There, Someday, Somehow**lf****lf**well, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Man**lf**but He Dreamed Of Passage To The Promised Land**lf**bet It All On A Better Life In America**lf**he Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck&ampapos;**lf****lf**i Can Only Imagine The Look On His Face**lf**tickets In Hand, As They Counted The Days**lf**eleven Passports, No Turnin&ampapos; Back**lf**decidin&ampapos; What They Should And Shouldn&ampapos;t Pack**lf****lf**but The Baby Caught The Fever Just Days Before**lf**and The Doctor Hung A Sheet On Their Front Door**lf**for Two Long Weeks They Were Quarantined**lf**stranded With Nothin&ampapos; But His Shattered Dream**lf****lf**well, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Man**lf**but He Dreamed Of Passage To The Promised Land**lf**bet It All On A Better Life In America**lf**he Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck&ampapos;**lf****lf**granddaddy Told This Story &ampapos;til He Passed Away**lf**how The People All Cheered From The Dock That Day**lf**while He Shook His Fist With A Tear In His Eye**lf**at The Beautiful Ship Of The White Star Line**lf**and He Cursed His Fate And His Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck**lf**as The Mighty Titanic, Sailed Into The Sun**lf****lf**well, He Never Was Much Of A Gambin&ampapos; Man**lf**but He Found His Way To The Promised Land**lf**bet It All On A Better Life In America**lf**he Said &ampapos;we&ampapos;ll Change Our Fate, And This Danged O&ampapos;reilly Luck,**lf**danged O&ampapos;relly Luck...&ampapos;