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Artist: Bill Withers
Track: Grandma’s Hands

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Grandma's hands
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
Grandma's hands
Played a tambourine so well
Grandma's hands
Used to issue out a warning
She'd say, "Billy 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

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, "Matty don' you whip that boy
What you want to spank him for?
He didn' drop no apple core"
But I don't have Grandma anymore

If I get to heaven I'll look for
Grandma's hands
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Bill Withers – Grandma's Hands
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Gladys Knight – Grandma's Hands
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Merry Clayton – Grandma's Hands
[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Baby
Meg Mac – Grandma's Hands
[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Oh, Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say "Billy
Anthony David – Grandma's Hands
[Intro] / Mmm-mmm-mmm / Mmm-mmm-mmm / Mmm-mmm-mmm / Mmm-mmm-mmm / [Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday mornin' / Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well
Jeff Lorber (Ft. Eric Benét) – Grandma’s Hands
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, "Billy don't you run
Gil Scott-Heron – Grandma's Hands
Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday mornings / Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She say, "Scotty why you run so
Barbra Streisand – Grandma's Hands
Grandma's hands / Clapped in church on sunday morning / Grandma's hands / Played the tambourine so well / Grandma's hands / Grandma's hand used to issue out a warning / And she'd
Keb' Mo' – Grandma's Hands
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Willie Nelson (Ft. Mavis Staples) – Grandma's Hands
[Verse 1] / 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, "Billy
José James – Grandma's Hands
Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Billy don't you run so
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Roachford – Grandma's Hands
Grandma's hands / Clapped in church on Sunday mornin' / Grandma's hands / Played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands / Used to issue out a warning, she'd say / "Mattie don't you
Roachford – Grandma's Hands
Grandma's hands / Clapped in church on Sunday mornin' / Grandma's hands / Played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands / Used to issue out a warning, she'd say / "Mattie don't you
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“Grandma's Hands” by Bill Withers was produced by Booker T. Jones.
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Bill Withers released “Grandma's Hands” in May 1971.
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“Grandma's Hands” by Gil Scott-Heron was written by Bill Withers.
Q:Who wrote “Grandma's Hands” by Merry Clayton?
“Grandma's Hands” by Merry Clayton was written by Bill Withers.
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William Harrison Withers, Jr., (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020), was a singer, songwriter, musician and producer who won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll
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