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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Withers
Vocals
Booker T. Jones
Keyboards
Stephen Stills
Guitar
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Withers
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Booker T. Jones
Producer
Bill Halverson
Recording Engineer
Bill Lazurus
Recording Engineer
Johnny Golden
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Grandma's hands
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
Grandma's hands
Played a tambourine so well
Grandma's hands
Used to issue out a warning
She'd say, "Billy, don't you run so fast
Might fall on a piece of glass
Might be snakes there in that grass"
Grandma's hands
[Verse 2]
Grandma's hands
Soothed a local unwed mother
Grandma's hands
Used to ache sometimes and swell
Grandma's hands
Used to lift her face and tell her
She'd say, "Baby, Grandma understands
That you really love that man
Put yourself in Jesus hands"
Grandma's hands
[Verse 3]
Grandma's hands
Used to hand me piece of candy
Grandma's hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma's hands
Boy, they really came in handy
She'd say, "Mattie, don't you whip that boy
What you wanna spank him for?
He didn't drop no apple core"
But I don't have Grandma anymore
If I get to Heaven, I'll look for
Grandma's hands
Written by: Bill Withers