Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
My Bro, to honor Scott Austin on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
(Original Melody: "Grandpa was a Carpenter" John Prine)
Chorus :
Well, my bro they call professor, Gray beard on both cheeks
Lives way down in Texas, Teaches the ancient Greeks
Buys his students doughnuts, They don't sit in back
Smokin' Camel cigarettes, He takes his coffee black
Laughin lines around both eyes, Loves his Holy Grail
Won a prize for his advice, Took highest marks at Yale
Came to teach at Cambridge, As soon as grades were in
Crossed the sea to China, To lecture at Renmin
Chorus:
Born just south of NYC, Raised out in the West
Lunch money from paper route tips, But let me keep the best
Kneels in church on Sundays, Sings blues Friday nights
Sleeps a week on Saturday, Dreams in the endless light
Chorus:
My Bro, to honor Scott Austin on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
(Original Melody: "Grandpa was a Carpenter" John Prine)
Chorus :
Well, my bro they call professor, Gray beard on both cheeks
Lives way down in Texas, Teaches the ancient Greeks
Buys his students doughnuts, They don't sit in back
Smokin' Camel cigarettes, He takes his coffee black
Laughin lines around both eyes, Loves his Holy Grail
Won a prize for his advice, Took highest marks at Yale
Came to teach at Cambridge, As soon as grades were in
Crossed the sea to China, To lecture at Renmin
Chorus:
Born just south of NYC, Raised out in the West
Lunch money from paper route tips, But let me keep the best
Kneels in church on Sundays, Sings blues Friday nights
Sleeps a week on Saturday, Dreams in the endless light
Chorus:
