He wore starched white shirts
buttoned at the neck
And he'd sit in the shade
and watch the chickens peck
His teeth were gone
but what the heck
I thought he walked on water
Said he was a cowboy
when he was young
He could handle a rope
and he was good with a gun
And my momma's
daddy was his oldest son
And I thought
he walked on water
If the story's 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
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
He was ninety years old in '63
And I loved him
and he loved me
And Lord how I cried
the day he died
'Cause I thought
that he walked on water
If the story is told
only heaven knows
But his hat seemed to me
like an old halo
And though his wings
were never seen
I thought he walked on water
I thought he walked on water