Hootenanny Granny Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Lowe
Hootenanny Granny
Recorded by Jim Lowe
Written by Fred Hertz and Charles Grean
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I took my
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granny to a hoote
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nanny
Now her
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silver hair is hanging
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down down
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age of 93 she can
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sing in any
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She's m
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y hootenanny grann
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y with a banjo on he
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When the hootenanny came to town
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I took my gray haired granny
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down
Much to my surprise she dug the
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scene
She
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traded in her walking stick
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for a banjo and a pick
And
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improvised six choruses of Good Night
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Irene
Repeat #1
She picked the Cotton Fields in G
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And then she rocked the Lemon
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Tree
She sang the Foggy Dew from night till
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dawn
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Kingston Trio is the rage
But
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add it up they're not her age
She's th
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e one who knows where all the flowers hav
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gone
She helped Michael row the boat to shore
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And when they hollered out for
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more
She sang a verse from Blowing in the
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Wind
She
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helped John Henry lay some tracks
Walked
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along with Reverend Black
While the
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crowd was walking out she sang Walk Right
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In
I took my
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granny to a hoote
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nanny
Now her
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silver hair is hanging
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down down
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down
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age of 93 now it'
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s Peter Paul an
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she
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y hootenanny grann
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y with a banjo on he
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r
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Hootenanny Granny?
- The song Hootenanny Granny was sang by Jim Lowe.
Who is Jim Lowe?
- James Ellsworth Lowe (May 7, 1923 - December 12, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, "The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and was considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.
