Story Behind The Song

My grandmother kept me and my 3 siblings while my mom and dad worked. She really was like a mother to me. I hope it was a good life for her too.

Song Description

Song about my grandmother, her loving influence on me. I hope she had a happy life, she sure made mine better

Lyrics

Her Name Was Johanna


Her name was Johanna
And her husband died in ?65
She had a daughter
Her daughter?s life became her life
From then on it was gramma and mamma
No one left to call her Johanna

She?d walk to get ice cream
With me and Esther, John, and Dean
In the suburbs of Nashville
To the Rexall by the university
While we were scraping knees and riding bikes,
Did she have enough time for her own life?

Chorus:
And I hope she had a good life after all
Swimming pools and doctors and malls
In her little quiet bedroom off the hall
She?d sit and take a rest from it all


Instrumental break


We baked every Sunday
She grew roses in her flowerbed
We played Chutes and Ladders
She had quiet time with needle and thread
And in this day and age of child care
She was always right there

Chorus:
She taught me how to share and play nice
She made such a difference in my life
And now she?s a treasure in my mind
I miss my gramma
Her name was Johanna



©2005 Ruthie Buford
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www.ruthiejam.com

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