Here's a photograph of you in Woody Hermann's band
It was 1952, you were such a handsome man
One of you at a memorial with all of Hoagy's clan
And then you and my mother
Walking hand in hand

[Chorus:]
And she was beautiful
And you played the piano
You were beautiful upon the keys
The world was beautiful
When the two of you were dancing
Beautiful, to me

You took a photograph of us, your ladies liberty

Sing with the song of Nanci Griffith, Beautiful lyrics!

My hair was in the breeze and I played Carnegie
Grandmother read the sonnet of Emma Lazarus
She's only halfway in this picture
You took of all of us

[Chorus]

You were a father to this lonely child
Though we are not related
You taught me how to write these notes upon a page
You were a soldier for your country in two of our wars
You played piano all your life
And you are beautiful

[Chorus]

nanci griffith

Artist Information

Albums / OSTs:
blue roses from the moons
clock without hands
fahrenheit 9/11
flyer
hearts in mind
late night grande hotel
little love affairs
lone star state of mind
once in a very blue moon
one fair summer evening
other voices, too (a trip back to bounti
poet in my window
storms
the dust bowl symphony [with the london
the last of the true believers
there's a light beyond these woods
winter marquee

Click here to view All Albums and Song Lyrics of Nanci Griffith!