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09 Oct 04 - 05:49 PM (#1293356) Subject: Lyr Req: Grandmother's Song From: GUEST,Jennifer in Cambridge Can anyone provide me with the words and music for this Pierce Pettis' composition, please? |
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09 Oct 04 - 05:55 PM (#1293360) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Grandmother's Song From: Peace The song is on the CD? Tinseltown by Pierce Pettis. One stanza I could find so far is this: "Grandmother's Song": Now my grandmother lies in a crumpled bed And at night she hears voices in her head And the family worries in the whispering dark If she's got her religion right It's a hardening of the arteries It's a softening of the mind And I mean to go and see her, but I Cannot ever seem to find the time |
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10 Oct 04 - 02:19 AM (#1293624) Subject: ADD: Grandmother's Song (Pierce Pettis) From: Joe Offer Gee, what a powerful song! -Joe Offer- Grandmother's Song (Pierce Pettis) My grandmother wrote poetry That she rarely let other people read And the words were sweet though they never did meet With critical acclaim But the ones who read it often said This ought to be published This ought to be read But she would not agree And they said it was a shame That the world could Continue to turn Unaware and unconcerned And never even know it That she was a poet A poet in her own time From the time she was a gangly girl Her books took her off to another world Of Ivanhoe, Henry David Thoreau, and Edgar Allan Poe But in Mississippi people don't generally read They just look at pictures in magazines So it's not a surprise that she kept to herself And spent her time alone And she did pretty well in school She went to teacher's college too But the teachers didn't know it That she was a poet A poet in her own time Well, she met and she married a railroad man She didn't do so much writing then His work made him travel about "Southern Serves the South" And the Great Depression swept on in Like a cold, unexpected northern wind He forgot to come home one day And she was left with three kids to raise And there was nothing else a woman could do Except to draw her paycheck Teaching school And the pupils didn't know it But teacher was a poet A poet in her own time Now my grandmother lies in a crumpled bed And at night she hears voices in her head And the family worries in the whispering dark If she's got her religion right It's a hardening of the arteries It's a softening of the mind And I mean to go and see her, but I Cannot ever seem to find the time And at the nurses' station at night They work crossword puzzles by the switchboard light And the nurses don't know it But grandma was a poet A poet in her own time Yeah the nurses don't know it But grandma is a poet A poet in her own time © 1984 Let's Have Lunch Music (ASCAP) from the Tinseltown CD booklet More information about Pierce Pettis at http://www.piercepettis.com |
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10 Oct 04 - 11:58 AM (#1293818) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Grandmother's Song (Pierce Pettis) From: GUEST,Jennifer in Cambridge Thanks so much for your speedy replies! I heard the song recently on an unternet stre. I can't remember from where, unfortunately, but I'm sure the presenter dsaid that Pierce Pettis had stopped performing due to some adverse critique a while ago and the song wasn't available anymore. Do you know if that's true? I've visited the website you gave, Joe, and there seems to be a release this year! Jennifer |
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10 Oct 04 - 05:40 PM (#1293981) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Grandmother's Song (Pierce Pettis) From: GUEST,paddymac, cookieless again, dang it. Pierce has most emphatically not stopped performing. I saw him here in Tallahassee about two months ago. He is originally from Alabama, spent some time her, then went on to Nashville where he had some success as a songwriter. At present, he lives in northern Alabama, enjoying his family and gigging when it suits him. He usually does 2-3 shows a year her, where he has a loyal following. He has a unique talent for writing songs about everyday happenings that lots of folks can easily identify with. |