Grandfather chords by Maurice Chevalier
Verse 1
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Listen, my daughter.
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Listen, my son.
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You may be parents of baby number one,
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but the facts of life you
should understand.
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There's only one father
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the baby calls grand, and
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That's grandfather,
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No father's grander than
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a grandfather
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And babies know it, babies know it
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An d they know on grams
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they can depend
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Of course, mom and dad are necessary
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But they're only
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secondary to
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Grandfather, grandfather,
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heavy baby's
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best friend
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Grandpapa, grandpapa,
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love comes in packages
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called grandpapa
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And babies know it,
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yes babies know it
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Cause their smile keep
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s giving them away
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That's why when your
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baby starts to cry
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Don't you know he's
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only crying for
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Grand -papa, grand -papa
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Ask your baby today
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Now, grandmothers are very nice
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Oui, oui, very nice
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Oui, oui, very nice
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Why, they are like no other.
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In fact, I tell you, rather,
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there's only one thing wrong
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with Grandmother.
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She just ain't
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Grandfather.
Grandfather.
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Grandmother's grand,
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but she ain't Grandfather.
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And babies know it.
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Babies know it
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and its crimes they're
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linked to in the end
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Because who is more
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than un derstanding
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Whose demands
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are less demanding
than
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Grandfather, Grandfather
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Every baby's close
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and very special
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Grandfather, yes, sir!
Grandfather
Maurice Chevalier
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