In his December 1, 2009 interview on NPR Vic Chesnutt states that this is the only song he has ever dreamed completely as-is on the album. He goes on to explain that he was sleeping in a hotel and had a dream where he was crying and looking up at his grandmother from the perspective of a child whil...
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Granny, oh Granny, what ya doin' by the kitchen sink?
She said, "I'm just makin' up some Pimento cheese"
She said, "I'm just makin' up some Pimento cheese"
She said, "I'm just makin' up some Pimento cheese"
Granny, oh Granny, what ya doin' with your false teeth?
She said, "I'm just pickin' out the blackberry seeds"
She said, "I'm just pickin' out the blackberry seeds"
She said, "I'm just pickin' out the blackberry seeds"
Granny, oh Granny
Where did your husband, my granddaddy go?
Where did your husband, my granddaddy go?
She said, "He went off to heaven just before you were born"
She said, "He went off to heaven just before you were born"
She said, "He went off to heaven just before you were born"
She said
"You are the light of my life and the beat of my heart"
She said
"You are the light of my life and the beat of my heart"
She said
"You are the light of my life and the beat of my heart"
She said
"You are the light of my life and the beat of my heart"
Granny was written by Vic Chesnutt.
Granny was produced by Guy Picciotto.
Vic Chesnutt released Granny on Mon Sep 21 2009.