Lyrics

Great-Grandfather’s Horse

Great-Grandfather when the world was young
Greased his palms with a wagon tongue
Bought a horse, gave it his heart
Hitched it to a two-wheeled cart

Great-Grandfather when the world was green
Built a life on corn and beans
Had sixteen kids with his lady wife
But the horse, the horse was the love of his life

Great-Grandfather’s horse lived free to run
Laughed at the sweat of his seven sons
A horse is for work, a horse is for toil
But it never put a foot in the soil

Great-Grandfather when the world was fresh
Left his home on a train out west
His seven sons, no trace of remorse
Sold away their father's horse

Great-Grandfather when the world was young
Well, he found out what they had done
Returned to the East with his head in his hands
His anger enormous but oh so quiet
Anger enormous but oh so quiet