Granddaddy's Gun

It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
 And it's worth a bunch of money, but it damn sure ain't for sale
 The good Lord only knows all the stories it could tell
 Granddaddy's gun
 He bought it new out of a Sears and Roebuck catalog
 And it shot a many shell over the top of an old bird dog
 And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off
 Granddaddy's gun
 It's just a double barrel 12
 The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
 It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
 I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
 "A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her"
 He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
 And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son
 Granddaddy's gun
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 He handed it to me on the day I turned 13
 With a half-shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean
 I keep a picture in the case of that sweet old man and me
 With granddaddy's gun
 It's just a double barrel 12
 The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
 It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
 I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
 "A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her"
 He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
 And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son
 Granddaddy's gun
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 There's a long beard living on the living room wall
 That I got with a box call
 And granddaddy's gun
 There's a shot up stop sign on 49
 That me and Billy Joe took out one night
 With granddaddy's gun
 Granddaddy's gun
 It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
 And it's worth a bunch of money, but it damn sure ain't for sale