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Grandma​’​s Hands

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lyrics

Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Grandma’s hands
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
Grandma’s hands
Played a tambourine so well
Grandma’s hands
Used to issue out a warning
She’d say, “Baby don’t you run so fast
Might fall on a piece of glass
Might be snakes there in that grass”
Grandma’s hands
Grandma’s hands
Soothed a local unwed mother
Grandma’s hands
Used to ache sometimes and swell
Grandma’s hands
Used to lift her face and tell her
She’d say, “Baby, Grandma understands
That you really love that man
Put yourself in the Good Lord’s hands”
Grandma’s hands
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na
She had class and style
She had knowledge by the mile
Lit the world up with her smile
But very low-key on the profile
She said, “Tellin’ tales is a no
Let me tell you how it goes
Pure’s the word,
Serve’s the verb
Love is the cure so
Live what you learn”
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Grandma’s hands
Used to hand me piece of candy
Grandma’s hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma’s hands
Boy, they really came in handy
She’d say, “Mama don’t you whip that child
What you want to spank her for?
She didn’t drop no apple core”
But I don’t have Grandma anymore
If I get to heaven I’ll look for
Grandma’s hands
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na
Hey nana hey nana hey na

Words and Music by Bill Withers, Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley, William Stewart, Lynise Walters, Andre Young, Richard Vick
Songs of Universal, Inc OBO Interior Music Corp; Royalty Recovery Inc; Copyright Control; BMG Gold Songs OBO Donril Music; Universal Music-Z Tunes

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from Ace of Cups, released November 9, 2018
Diane Vitalich: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Claps
Denise Kaufman: Background Vocals, Bass, Claps
Mary Simpson: Background Vocals, Claps
Mary Gannon: Claps
Taj Mahal: Vocal
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Background Vocals, Mouth Bow
Dan Shea: Upright Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Drums, Shakers

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Ace of Cups San Francisco, California

Ace Of Cups, the beloved all-women rock group from the late ‘60s Haight-Ashbury psychedelic scene, will release their self- titled, debut studio album on November 9th via High Moon Records. Featuring contributions from Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), Taj Mahal, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and more. ... more

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