He Walked on Water - H

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

And if the story was told, only heaven knows

But his hat seemed to me, like an old halo

And although 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 a lot

Then I’d flop down beside him

And he was ninety 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

And if the story was 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

Yeah, I thought that he walked, on water