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Many, many years ago
when I was twenty three,
I was married to a widow
who was pretty as could be.
This widow had a grown-up daughter
Who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her,
And soon they too were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
For my daughter was my mother,
Cause she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matter,
Even though it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
Of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became
A brother-in-law to dad.
And so became my uncle,
Though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
Then that also made him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter
Who, of course was my step-mother.
~Chorus~
I'm my own grandpaw
I'm my own grandpaw
It sounds funny I know
but it really is so
Oh, I'm my own grandpaw
My Father's wife then had a son,
Who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandchild,
Cause he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
And it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
She's my grandmother too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
Then I am her grandchild.
And every time I think of it,
It nearly drives me wild.
This has got to be the strangest thing I ever saw
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpaw!!!
~Chorus~
I'm my own grandpaw
I'm my own grandpaw
It sounds funny I know
but it really is so
Hey, I'm my own grandpaw
Dwight Latham & Moe Jaffe
~Words and Music
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