Grandma's Hands

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Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Knight has won a total of seven Grammy awards (four as a solo artist, and three with The Pips). more »

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2000

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Baby don't you run so fast
(She was always giving us a warning)
Might be snakes there in that grass
(She was looking out…)
Grandma's Hands
(I remember them well.)

Grandma's hands 
Clapped in church on Sunday morning 
Grandma's hands Played the tambourine so well 
Grandma's hands Used to issue out a warning 
She'd say "Gladys don't you run so fast! 
Might fall on a piece of glass! 
Might be snakes there in that grass!" 
Grandma's hands

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 

Couldn't wait till Sunday morning (oh baby don't you run so fast)
Cooking up that fried chicken,
Smelling up the whole house

"Gladys don't you run so fast! 
Might fall on a piece of glass! 
Might be snakes there in that grass!" 
Grandma's hands

Ain't nothing like grandma's hands 

Family is a gift of god,
With this song I'd like to pay harness 
To one of it's members
Over the years her importance has been diminished
Her image tarnished, but to me she'll always be a rare jewel
I've heard her called by many loving nicknames
Nana, Mimi, Mamaw, Big Mama, Poppi
But unlike millions of others, I simply call her Grandma

Ain't nothing like grandma's hands 

Let me tell you this

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 "Baby, don't you whip that boy ! 
What you want to 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

Ain't nothing like grandma's hands 
Used to hand me some candy 
Grandma's hands Picked me up each time I fell 
Grandma's hands Boy, they really came in handy 
She'd say "Baby, don't you whip that boy! 
What you want to whip him for? 
He didn't drop no apple core!" 

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