Songs

In that there alphabeticalized way:

1. Battle Cry of Gran-paw (a.k.a. Gran-paw Forever)

Arrangement of ‘Battle Cry of Freedom’, George F. Root, 1862

2. Gran-paw Law

Arrangement of ‘I Fought the Law’, Sonny Curtis, ©1958

3. Son Of A Gun

Arrangement of ‘Son Of A Gun’, Lee Hazlewood, ©1963
Piano composition by Cosmas, ©2017

4. Who’s Gonna Be There (Theme Song)

Kerr (words)/Cosmas (music), ©2015

Who’s gonna be there
If your dawg needs a walkin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If your baby needs deliverin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If your Whiskey needs a drinkin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If the Titanic needs a sinkin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun

Pick up ya shovel, put down ya phone
Gran-paw is here at last
Make sure you bury me again, real good
Or you gonna feel the blast
Gran-paw Frankee, that’s me, fuck-damnit me
Standin’ here before ya
Call me a puppet
And I’ll pull ya strings
And more besides I assure ya

Who’s gonna be there
If you need your pint a pullin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If you need your balls a bustin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If you need ya house a dustin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If ya need some motherfuckin cussin
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun

Put on ya shades, and pull down ya hat
Son-of-a-Gun is here at last
Tie those hands real good, Or he’ll play real fast
He’s got white keys, he’s got black
And nothing in between
When he speaks, it ain’t pretty
Fact it’s goddarn mean
People say he’s misunderstood, what the hell they know
He’ll disappear in a puff of smoke
At the end of this show
(darn better I paid for that effect!)

Who’s gonna be there
If you need ya beard shavin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If ya need ya pussy savin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If your presents need a wrappin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun
Who’s gonna be there
If your mayor needs a slappin’
Gran-paw and the Son-of-a-Gun

Pull on your pants, adjust your stance
Gran-paw & the Son-of-a-Gun are here at last
Are we ever gonna stop, this goddarn song
Depends which way the Die is cast
Will it be sixes, Or a pair of one’s
Ya gonna find out soon
I’m so angry, goddarn angry
You’ll hear me shoutin’ on the moon

We’re the heroes for the age
We’re unkind and indecent
Fuelled on hops and rage
Book us again, we just don’t care
Shit it was a pair of one’s
We’ll have to stop right there …
(Damnit!)

Recordings

1. Jingle Bells

Gran-paw Frankee v Cussin’ Cousins
Produced by the Cussin’ Cousins, 2021 & 2022
Released on Bandcamp.com