HI GRANDPA, HI GRANDMA (author unknown)

(Melody - 'Hi Lily, Hi Lo)

Fifty-five years is a long time,
Hi Grandpa, Hi Grandma, Hi ho.
Your union has been strong and true
As together you did climb.
Fifty-five years is a long time
And we thank you for all you still do
To make our lives happy , and our prayer is,
Dear Grandpa, dear Grandma, dear both.
That you will have many more years like this,
Hi Grandpa, Hi Grandma, Hi Ho.

Fifty-five years is a long time,
Hi Grandpa, Hi Grandma, Hi both.
We've loved you both as we came to know
How you made a farm to grow.
A farm is a beautiful, great thing
For it causes a family to know
Whenever we go from the old homestead,
Why Mother, why Daddy, we long
To come back and smell that good home-made bread
And then we're back where we belong.

Fifty-five years is a long time,
Hi Esther, Hi Esther, Hi Bert.
Your life has had its joys sublime
And plenty of dessert.
Your life has been a love song
With happiness and hurt.
You've sat at the window and watched the rain,
Hi Esther, Hi Esther, Hi Bert,
And always the sunshine did come again,
Hi Esther, Hi Esther, Hi Bert.