Papa Woods as a good ol' man

Thoughts of my granddad were brought back to my mind when I heard a singer named Brandon Heath sing these words. (Papa is fourth from the left on the second row)

 

"Paul Brown Petty"

 

 

Paul Brown Petty was a good ol’ man

 You felt a little better when he shook your hand

 Let me tell you a little ‘bout him and you’ll understand

 Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol’ man

 

 He grew up in the depression and he fought in the war

 He never talked too much about the other shore

 But he was real good-looking in his uniform

 Officer Petty in ‘44

 

 And you might say, hey, what’s so great

 Sounds like a simple man

 He wasn’t rich or famous but

 To me, he sure was grand

 

 He married a girl from down the street

 Built her a house down by a creek

 One girl, two boys, five mouths to feed

 Paul Brown Petty built a family

 

 He opened a shop down on the square

 He’d set you on up in his barber chair

 Get a summertime buzz or a real close shave

 Get you all cleaned up, send you on your way

 

 He was a Cumberland Presbyterian

 He went up to meet his Maker in ‘91

 Sometimes when I talk about him, I get sad

 You see, Paul Brown Petty was my granddad

 

 His courage runs down in my blood

 His kindness in my eyes

 If you can see a man in me

 He’s the reason why

 

 Paul Brown Petty was a good ol’ man

 You felt a little better when he shook your hand

 And if you could’ve known him, you’d understand

 Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol’ man