Grand Ole Opry Song
Nitty Gritty Band Lyrics

Let's go
Starting the song, let's begin

Okay, here we go
Alright, let's get started

Pick your banjo solid, John
Play your banjo well, John

You picked one for fifteen years, ain't you?
You've been playing for fifteen years, haven't you?

Earl never did do that
Earl Scruggs never played like that

Come and listen to my story, if you will, I'm gonna tell
Listen to my tale, if you please

About a gang of fellers from down at Nashville
A group of guys from Nashville

First I'll start with old Red Foley doin' the 'Chattanooga Shoe'
Beginning with Red Foley performing 'Chattanooga Shoe'

We can't forget Hank Williams with them good old 'Lovesick Blues'
We can't overlook Hank Williams and his classic 'Lovesick Blues'

It's time for Roy Acuff to go to Memphis on his train
Roy Acuff is heading to Memphis on a train

With Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield and Lazy Jim Day
Accompanied by Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield, and Lazy Jim Day

Turn on all your radios I know that you will wait
Turn up your radios and listen attentively

Hear Little Jimmy Dickens sing 'Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait'
Listen to Little Jimmy Dickens sing 'Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait'

There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too
Instruments such as guitars, fiddles, and Earl Scruggs playing his banjo

Bill Monroe singing out them old Kentucky Blues
Bill Monroe singing traditional Kentucky blues songs

Ernest Tubb's number, 'Two wrongs won't make a right'
Ernest Tubb performing 'Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right'

At the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
This all happens at the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night

There was Uncle Dave Macon, his gold tooth and plug-hat
Uncle Dave Macon wearing his trademark plug-hat and sporting a gold tooth

Cowboy Copas singing 'Tragic Romance'
Cowboy Copas performing 'Tragic Romance'

Signed Sealed and Delivered with Sam and Kirk McGee
Sam and Kirk McGee performing 'Signed Sealed and Delivered'

And the master of ceremony was Mr. George D. Hays
Mr. George D. Hays serving as the emcee

There was Lonzo and Oscar a-poppin' bubble gum
Lonzo and Oscar chewing bubble gum

George Morgan singin' 'Candy Kisses' Yum Yum
George Morgan performing 'Candy Kisses'

'Got a Hole in My Bucket' 'Bringin' in That Georgia Mill'
'Got a Hole in My Bucket' and 'Bringin' in That Georgia Mill' will be played

We'll sing 'The Sunny Side of The Mountain' and dance to the 'Chicken Reel'
Singing 'The Sunny Side of The Mountain' and dancing to the 'Chicken Reel'

You can talk about your singers in all kinds of way
People might talk about singers in different ways

But none could sing the old songs like Bradley Kincaid
Bradley Kincaid was the best at singing old songs

With his old hound dog 'Guitar' and the famous 'Blue Tail Fly'
Bradley Kincaid performing with his dog named 'Guitar' and singing the famous 'Blue Tail Fly'

Stringbeans with Hank Snow and old fiddlin' Chubby Wise
Stringbeans paired with Hank Snow and fiddler Chubby Wise