Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Randy Travis
Lead Vocals
Larry Byrom
Acoustic Guitar
Mark Casstevens
Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Paul Leim
Drums
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Electric Guitar
Steve Gibson
Electric Guitar
Doyle Grisham
Pedal Steel Guitar
Tom Roady
Percussion
Dennis Burnside
Piano
Jack Williams
Bass Guitar
Jelly Roll Johnson
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Allen Shamblin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kyle Lehning
Producer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Mike Wisniewski
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck
And he'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck
And his teeth were gone, but what the heck
I thought that he walked on water
He said he was a cowboy when he was young
He could handle a rope, and he was good with a gun
And my mama's daddy was his oldest son
And I thought that he walked on water
If the story's told, only Heaven knows
But his hat seemed to me like an old halo
And though his wings, they were never seen
I thought that he walked on water
Then he tied a cord to the end of a mop
And said, "Son, here's a pony, keep her at a trot"
And I'd ride in circles while he laughed alot
Then I'd flop down beside him
And he was 90 years old in '63
And I loved him and he loved me
And Lord, I cried the day he died
'Cause I thought that he walked on water
If the story's told, only Heaven knows
But his hat seemed to me like an old halo
And though his wings, they were never seen
I thought that he walked on water
I thought that he walked on water
Writer(s): James Allen Shamblin Ii
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