James Edward Lee Sr. Poet Lyric

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Where Is Grandma and Grandpa Now- -

WHERE IS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA NOW
Mama ma ma yah!
Where is grandma,
Where is she now?
And is she in heaven…

Papa pa pa now!
Where is grandpa,
Where is he now?
And is he in heaven…

Grandma used to brush my hair give me baths;
She would say son dun ya make the wrong choice,
 Or next time I am going to beat yo buttock…
Just a short of being beat like Christ on the cross…

Grandpa used to show me how to whittle;
He would teach me how to skip rocks…
He would show me how to play a fiddle;
Take me fishin, show me his inner visions…
Where is grandma,
Where is she now?
And is she in heaven…

But where is grand ma and grand pa now;
Mama ma ma yah!
There’re be in tha coffin
Look at that smile, is it real
Or is it something the mortician done did, is it real

Mama, papa where are they now
And will I see them again?


7/24/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Written for project North Omaha Writer’s Group assignment 2019© and also
From forth coming anthology  "Old Gospel Songs Sung"

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