Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
[Berdentang di gereja pada pagi Minggu]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Played the tambourine so well
[Bisa main tamborin dengan sangat baik]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Grandma's hand used to issue out a warning
[Tangan nenek sering kali memberi peringatan]
And she’d say
[Dan dia akan bilang]
Baby, don't you run so fast
[Sayang, jangan lari terlalu cepat]
Might fall on a piece of glass
[Bisa jatuh di pecahan kaca]
Might be snakes there in my grass
[Mungkin ada ular di rumputku]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
I'm talkin' 'bout my grandma's hands
[Aku bicara tentang tangan nenekku]
Soothed the local unwed mother
[Menenangkan ibu muda yang tidak menikah]
My grandma's hands
[Tangan nenekku]
Used to ache sometimes and swell
[Sering kali terasa sakit dan bengkak]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Used to lift her face
[Sering mengangkat wajahnya]
And tell her she'd say
[Dan dia akan bilang]
Baby, grandma understands
[Sayang, nenek mengerti]
But you really loved that man
[Tapi kamu benar-benar mencintai pria itu]
And put herself in Jesus' hands
[Dan menyerahkan dirinya pada tangan Yesus]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Yeah...
[Ya...]
I'm talking... I’m talking
[Aku bicara... Aku bicara]
'Bout my grandma, ah yeah!
[Tentang nenekku, ah ya!]
Grandma’s hands
[Tangan nenek]
Used to hand me a piece of candy
[Biasa memberiku permen]
Ah Grandma's hands
[Ah, tangan nenek]
Picked me up each time I fell
[Selalu mengangkatku setiap kali aku jatuh]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
Boy, they really came in handy
[Wah, itu benar-benar berguna]
She'd say
[Dia akan bilang]
Nettie, don't you whip that girl
[Nettie, jangan pukuli gadis itu]
What you wanna spank her for
[Apa kamu mau memukulnya?]
She didn't drop no apple core
[Dia tidak menjatuhkan biji apel]
But I don' have grandma anymore
[Tapi aku tidak punya nenek lagi]
If I get to heaven I’ll look for
[Jika aku sampai ke surga, aku akan mencarimu]
Grandma's hands
[Tangan nenek]
I'm talking 'bout my grandma
[Aku bicara tentang nenekku]
Talking 'bout my grandma
[Bicara tentang nenekku]
Oho...yeah...
[Oho... ya...]
I’m talking 'bout my grandma...
[Aku bicara tentang nenekku...]