Grandfather's Clock

Grandfather's Clock - Burl Ives (伯爾·艾夫斯)

My grandfather's clockWas too large for the shelf

So it stood ninety years on the floorIt was taller by half

Than the old man himself

Though it weighed not a pennyweight moreIt was bought on the morn

Of the day that he was bornAnd was always his treasure and pride

But it stopped shortNever to go again

When the old man diedNinety years without slumbering

Tick Tock Tick TockHis life seconds numbering

Tick Tock Tick TockIt stopped short

Never to go againWhen the old man died

In watching its pendulumSwing to and fro

Many hours had he spent while a boy

And in childhood and manhood

The clock seemed to know

And to share both his grief and his joy

For it struck twenty-fourWhen he entered at the doorWith a blooming and beautiful bride

But it stopped shortNever to go again

When the old man diedFor it struck twenty-fourWhen he entered at the door

With a blooming and beautiful brideBut it stopped short

Never to go againWhen the old man diedIt rang an alarm