Grandad Played Lorne Elliot CBC1995 Prod Turtle Pond Theatre

Grandad played the six-string, he played both night and day

Anytime, rain or shine he’d pick it up and play

He’d play fast songs, slow songs, happy songs or sad

But whatever Grandad played it always sounded bad, it went...

 

He’d start tuning up in the morning, he’d tune all afternoon

And when he was satisfied it still was not in tune

He’s ask us what we’d want to hear, we’d say, “Nothing, please.”

He’d start something anyway so everyone would leave, it went...

 

Then one day that six-string got run over by a truck

Driven by Grandma...Grandad said, “Bad luck.”

He rushed right down to the music store --- asked them what they had

When Grandad brought the bagpipes home we had to shoot Grandad