He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck
He'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck
And his teeth were gone but what the heck
I thought that he walked on water
He 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 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, they were never seen
I thought that he walked on water
He tied a cord to the end of a mop
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 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, they were never seen
I thought that he walked on water
Yeah, I thought that he walked on water