Grandma’s Hands
Bill Withers * Track #3 On Just As I Am
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Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers
Performed by
Bill WithersProduced by
Booker T. JonesWrited by
Bill WithersAbout
“Grandma’s Hands” was the third single from Bill Withers' 1971 album Just As I Am.
Uncharacteristically short, it clocks in at just barely over two minutes long. The lyrics tribute a nurturing grandmother and the ways she showed love to her family and her community with just her hands.
The song, l...
Grandma’s Hands Lyrics
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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, "Billy, don't you run so fast
Might fall on a piece of glass
Might be snakes there in that grass,"
Grandma's hands
[Verse 2]
Grandma's hands sooth the 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 loved that man
Put yourself in Jesus' hands."
Grandma's Hands
[Verse 3]
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, "Mattie, don't you whip that boy
What you want to spank him for?
He 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
[Outro]
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Grandma’s Hands Q&A
Who wrote Grandma’s Hands's ?
Grandma’s Hands was written by Bill Withers.
Who produced Grandma’s Hands's ?
Grandma’s Hands was produced by Booker T. Jones.
What did Bill Withers say about "Grandma's Hands"?
An interview with Bill Withers revealed a bit about the Lula – the grandmother for which “Grandma’s Hands” was written:
Born in 1938 in the segregated coal-mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, Withers was the youngest of six children and only 13 when his father died. His maternal grandfather, G...
How did Bill Withers feel about this song?
The only thing that I thought was special when we did [Just As I Am] was telling Booker T about “Grandma’s Hands”. I said, “If anybody remembers me, they’re gonna remember me for this.” And now when people come up to me, they usually sing “Grandma’s Hands.”
Johnny Cash came to see me once in Hawaii...