Granny Had A Featherbed

That All Us Kids Sure Loved

Now Was It Just That Featherbed

Or Was It Granny’s Gentle Hug

When We Spent the Night at Her House

In Her Big Iron Bed We’d lay

Snuggled Down Beneath the Covers

In Her Featherbed We Laid

I’m Now A Granny In My Family

And Many Years Have Come And Gone

But The Memories Still Linger

How In That Featherbed We’d Lay

Yes, We’d Lay Beneath The Covers

And Hear Stories Of Her Life

And We’d Laugh And Snuggle Closer

In The Darkness Of The Night

She Told Us Stories Of Our Parents

When They Were Growing Up At Home

Most Of All She’d Talk Of Papa

And Of Their Long And Lasting Love

Yes, We Learned How Much She Missed Him

Since He Went To Live With God

And We’d Put Our Arms Around Her

And Share A Gentle Hug

She Often Talked About The Savior

Of Her Life - Good Times And Bad

She Talked Of Grace And Of Forgiveness

And The Savior’s Faithful Stand

She Gave Us Strength To Meet Tomorrow

She Taught Us How To Live Today

And We Snuggled Close Beside Her

As In Her Featherbed We’d Lay.

We Talked Of Love And Disappointment

And Of Grades And School And Friends

We Told Her All Our Deep Dark Secrets

That We’d Tell No Other Friend

She Held Us Close When We Were Hurting

She Laughed With Us At Silly Things

And We Knew She’d Always Love Us

Nestled In That Featherbed

Now She Has Gone To Be With Jesus

I’m Sure She Walks With God Above

Her Life Reminds Me Of The Roses

In The Song That's Often Sung

Here Roses Bloom But For A Season

Then They Die And Fade Away

But In The City Where She’s Gone Now

There The Roses Never Fade.

So Until We Meet Again In Heaven

I Will Cherish In My Heart

Memories Of This Godly Woman

And Of Her Love For Us And God

How She Guided As She Listened

In Her Gentle Caring Way

As We Shared Young Dreams And Secrets

While In That Featherbed We Laid.

Fanny Burns Smith