It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale The good Lord only knows all the stories it could tell Granddaddy's gun He bought it new out of a Sears & Roebuck catalog And it shot a many shell over the top of an old bird dog And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off Granddaddy's gun It's just a double barrel 12 The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder "A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her" He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son Granddaddy's gun He handed it to me on the day I turned 13 With a half-shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean I keep a picture in the case of that sweet old man and me With granddaddy's gun It's just a double barrel 12 The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder "A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her" He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son Granddaddy's gun There's a long beard living on the living room wall That I got with a box call And granddaddy's gun There's a shot up stop sign on 49 That me and Billy Joe took out one night With granddaddy's gun Granddaddy's gun It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale
[00:18.66]It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails [00:24.78]And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale [00:31.37]The good Lord only knows all the stories it could tell [00:37.04]Granddaddy's gun [00:40.74]He bought it new out of a Sears & Roebuck catalog [00:46.83]And it shot a many shell over the top of an old bird dog [00:53.25]And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off [00:58.81]Granddaddy's gun [01:03.16]It's just a double barrel 12 [01:06.27]The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell [01:09.32]It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one [01:15.33]I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder [01:19.17]"A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her" [01:22.17]He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt [01:28.36]And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son [01:33.53]Granddaddy's gun [01:40.59]He handed it to me on the day I turned 13 [01:47.22]With a half-shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean [01:53.22]I keep a picture in the case of that sweet old man and me [01:58.89]With granddaddy's gun [02:03.03]It's just a double barrel 12 [02:06.27]The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell [02:09.48]It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one [02:15.22]I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder [02:18.88]"A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her" [02:22.10]He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt [02:28.21]And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son [02:33.42]Granddaddy's gun [02:40.56]There's a long beard living on the living room wall [02:43.95]That I got with a box call [02:47.03]And granddaddy's gun [02:53.27]There's a shot up stop sign on 49 [02:56.53]That me and Billy Joe took out one night [02:59.95]With granddaddy's gun [03:05.13]Granddaddy's gun [03:12.48]It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails [03:18.49]And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale