Grandma's House Tonight
from Take Me To Your Library by Monty Harper
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lyrics
Backing out the driveway into the street,
cars going by say, “Beep beep beep!”
Stopping at the stop, look left and right,
then it’s through the intersection and out of sight.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
Driving through the Lone Star, heck of a view.
Cows going by say, “Moo moo moo.”
Then we get a shocker in the rear-view mirror.
Running down the highway is a longhorn steer.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
We're heading straight for the Gulf of Mexico.
Signs whizzing by say, “No no no!”
Then we hit the water and it’s sink or bail,
but swimming to our rescue is a killer whale.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
We finally hit land. It’s a Florida Swamp.
Something in the water goes, “Chomp chomp
chomp!”
My stomach starts churnin' like an escalator,
‘cause jumpin' on our bumper is an alligator.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
I think we may be lost now. It’s only a hunch.
Snow beneath the tires goes, “Crunch crunch
crunch.”
We’re north of Alabama, but I don’t know
where.
Thumbing for a ride we see a polar bear.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
South through Washington’s great state
park.
Dogs chasing something go, “Bark bark
bark!”
A little hairy guy with great big feet
leaps out of the forest into our back seat.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
East through Arizona and the fossil beds.
Teacher said the dinosaurs were dead dead
dead.
But the ground starts shaking like a
discotheque,
and dancing up behind us is Tyrannosaurus
Rex.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Tyrannosaurus Rex breathing down our
necks
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
Finally we’re cruising a familiar street.
Cars going by say, “Beep beep beep!”
We’re just around the corner
and three blocks south
from the driveway where we started:
It’s Grandma’s house!
And we all say “Hi” to Grandma,
Mommy and Daddy and I
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Tyrannosaurus Rex breathing down our
necks
Now Grandma, aren't you quite
surprised we've all arrived
on your front porch tonight?
Grandma says, “Super, the gang’s all here,
but where’s that purple dragon that you brought last year?”
cars going by say, “Beep beep beep!”
Stopping at the stop, look left and right,
then it’s through the intersection and out of sight.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
Driving through the Lone Star, heck of a view.
Cows going by say, “Moo moo moo.”
Then we get a shocker in the rear-view mirror.
Running down the highway is a longhorn steer.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
We're heading straight for the Gulf of Mexico.
Signs whizzing by say, “No no no!”
Then we hit the water and it’s sink or bail,
but swimming to our rescue is a killer whale.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
We finally hit land. It’s a Florida Swamp.
Something in the water goes, “Chomp chomp
chomp!”
My stomach starts churnin' like an escalator,
‘cause jumpin' on our bumper is an alligator.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
I think we may be lost now. It’s only a hunch.
Snow beneath the tires goes, “Crunch crunch
crunch.”
We’re north of Alabama, but I don’t know
where.
Thumbing for a ride we see a polar bear.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
South through Washington’s great state
park.
Dogs chasing something go, “Bark bark
bark!”
A little hairy guy with great big feet
leaps out of the forest into our back seat.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
East through Arizona and the fossil beds.
Teacher said the dinosaurs were dead dead
dead.
But the ground starts shaking like a
discotheque,
and dancing up behind us is Tyrannosaurus
Rex.
We're on our way now to Grandma's,
Mommy and Daddy and I.
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Tyrannosaurus Rex breathing down our
necks
Won't that be a big surprise when
we arrive... at Grandma's house tonight?
Finally we’re cruising a familiar street.
Cars going by say, “Beep beep beep!”
We’re just around the corner
and three blocks south
from the driveway where we started:
It’s Grandma’s house!
And we all say “Hi” to Grandma,
Mommy and Daddy and I
With a longhorn steer giving us a "Cheer!"
A killer whale dancing on his tail
An alligator on the radiator
A polar bear giving us a scare
A Bigfoot guy sitting on my thigh
Tyrannosaurus Rex breathing down our
necks
Now Grandma, aren't you quite
surprised we've all arrived
on your front porch tonight?
Grandma says, “Super, the gang’s all here,
but where’s that purple dragon that you brought last year?”
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from Take Me To Your Library,
released January 1, 2003
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Monty Harper Stillwater, Oklahoma
Monty Harper is a children's musician in Stillwater, OK. He performs for elementary schools and libraries, helps kids write their own songs in workshops and residencies, does informal science education, and writes songs for clients.
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