Grandfather's Clock
Nursery Rhyme Grandfather's Clock with Lyrics and Music
Grandfather's Clock (often called My Grandfather's Clock) is a old, but still very touching and thoughtful nursery rhyme that peaople should take time to sing/listen to!
Grandfather's clock was written by Henry Clay Work around 1876, so it has been sung for generations. Make sure to keep his tradition alive - sing it with your kids today!
Don't you remember the Grandfather's Clock (For He's a Jolly Good Fellow) tune? No problem at all! You can listen to "Grandfather's Clock" at the bottom of this page.
Grandfather's Clock - Lyrics
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf,
So it stood ninety years on the floor.
It was taller by half than the old man himself,
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more.
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born,
And was always his treasure and pride.
But it stopped short, Never to go again,
When the old man died.
Chorus:
Ninety years without slumbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
His life seconds numbering,
Tick, tock, tick.
It stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
In watching its pendulum Swing to and fro,
Many hours had he spent as a boy;
And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know,
And to share both his grief and his joy.
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door,
With a blooming and beautiful bride.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
My grandfather said that of those he could hire,
Not a servant so faithful he found.
For it wasted no time, and had but one desire,
At the close of each week to be wound.
And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face,
And its hand never hung by its side.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
It rang an alarm In the dead of the night,
An alarm that for years had been dumb.
And we knew that his spirit was pluming its flight,
That his hour of departure had come.
Still the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chime,
As we silently stood by his side.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
So it stood ninety years on the floor.
It was taller by half than the old man himself,
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more.
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born,
And was always his treasure and pride.
But it stopped short, Never to go again,
When the old man died.
Chorus:
Ninety years without slumbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
His life seconds numbering,
Tick, tock, tick.
It stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
In watching its pendulum Swing to and fro,
Many hours had he spent as a boy;
And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know,
And to share both his grief and his joy.
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door,
With a blooming and beautiful bride.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
My grandfather said that of those he could hire,
Not a servant so faithful he found.
For it wasted no time, and had but one desire,
At the close of each week to be wound.
And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face,
And its hand never hung by its side.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
It rang an alarm In the dead of the night,
An alarm that for years had been dumb.
And we knew that his spirit was pluming its flight,
That his hour of departure had come.
Still the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chime,
As we silently stood by his side.
But it stopped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
(Chorus)
Grandfather's Clock Tune/Music
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