[00:13.05]Paul Brown Petty
[00:14.29]was a good old man
[00:16.17]
[00:17.80]You felt a little better
[00:19.04]when he shook your hand
[00:21.04]
[00:22.79]Let me tell you a little
[00:24.04]about him and you'll understand
[00:26.03]
[00:27.53]Why Paul Brown Petty
[00:28.97]was a good old man
[00:31.09]
[00:32.71]He grew up in the depression
[00:34.21]and he fought in the war
[00:36.20]
[00:37.70]He never talked too much
[00:39.08]about the other shore
[00:41.20]
[00:42.51]But he was real good-looking
[00:44.19]in his uniform
[00:46.00]
[00:47.81]Officer Petty in 44
[00:50.99]
[00:52.80]And you might say, hey,
[00:55.92]what's so great
[00:58.35]Sounds like a simple man
[01:03.15]
[01:04.34]He wasn't rich or famous but
[01:10.08]To me, he sure was grand
[01:14.70]
[01:16.01]He married a girl
[01:17.26]from down the street
[01:19.19]
[01:21.50]Built her a house down by a creek
[01:24.56]
[01:26.24]One girl, two boys,
[01:27.55]five mouths to feed
[01:29.74]
[01:31.48]Paul Brown Petty built a family
[01:34.73]
[01:36.60]He opened a shop down on the square
[01:39.66]
[01:41.47]He'd set you on up
[01:42.96]in his barber chair
[01:44.90]
[01:46.58]Get a summertime buzz
[01:48.14]or a real close shave
[01:50.27]
[01:51.64]Get you all cleaned up,
[01:53.07]send you on your way
[01:55.32]
[01:56.88]And you might say, hey,
[01:59.81]what's so great
[02:02.37]Sounds like a simple man
[02:07.49]
[02:08.49]He wasn't rich or famous but
[02:14.41]To me, he sure was grand
[02:18.97]
[02:20.09]He was a Cumberland Presbyterian
[02:22.90]
[02:25.02]He went up to meet his Maker in 91
[02:28.88]
[02:30.56]Sometimes when I talk about him,
[02:32.68]I get sad
[02:33.99]
[02:35.43]You see, Paul Brown Petty
[02:36.99]was my granddad
[02:39.08]
[02:40.64]His courage runs down in my blood
[02:46.45]His kindness in my eyes
[02:51.13]
[02:52.25]If you can see a man in me
[02:58.30]He's the reason why
[03:02.73]
[03:04.36]Paul Brown Petty
[03:05.60]was a good old man
[03:07.73]
[03:09.35]You felt a little better
[03:10.72]when he shook your hand
[03:13.03]
[03:14.40]And if you could've known him,
[03:16.21]you'd understand
[03:17.84]
[03:19.33]Why Paul Brown Petty
[03:21.08]was a good old man