Grandpa's Fiddle
Southern Raised Lyrics

I was cleaning out the attic
I was clearing some things upon my attic space

After Grandpa passed away
After my grandfather had passed away

Lying there in the corner
Found laying in a corner area

Was a dusty fiddle case
Found an old and dusty case for a fiddle

Well I popped those rusty hinges
Opened the case despite its rusty hinges

And I began to cry
Feeling sad or emotional, as tears started to fall

There was Grandpa's fiddle
Found my grandfather's musical instrument

Lying silently inside
Quietly sitting inside the case

Underneath the veil
Found something hidden beneath the cover

In that old fiddle case
Referring to the old case for the fiddle

I found the note, that Grandpa wrote
Found a paper written by grandpa

Before he passed away
Before grandpa breathed his last breath

He said, "Child, if you're reading this
He addressed me as child, and mentioned that if someone's reading that letter

I'm already Home.
Referring to grandpa having already passed away

Now its up to you
The responsibility to do something is yours now

To keep the music playing on
Entertain or continue playing music

I reached for that old fiddle,
Picked up the instrument

I rosined up the bow
Prepared the bow with some resin

I began to play the old songs
Started playing some old tunes

He taught me years ago
Songs that were taught by grandpa in the past

Like the Old Rugged Cross
Example of an old hymn song

And Amazing Grace
Another reference to a famous Christian hymn song

That old fiddle still remembered
The instrument still recalls the melody

Every song that Grandpa played
Referring to tunes that grandpa once performed

I'm standing here today
At present, I'm still standing here

With that old fiddle in my hand
Holding the same fiddle that grandpa once owned

I can almost see my Grandpa
Almost imagining the presence of grandpa

Over in the Promised Land
Referring to the biblical concept of heaven

Oh somehow I know he's listen'
I have a feeling that he's listening

In that land so far away
Describing where grandpa is now, which is very far from here

So until I join him
Until I reach that place where grandpa is now

Oh let the music play
Keep on playing music