My grandaddy used to widdle while my daddy played the fiddle In the middle of the front porch swing And my sister used to giggle at a silly little riddle Bout some brittle and a diamond ring While my mama fixed the bittles on her little kitchen griddle You could hear the metal tea kettle sing While my grandaddy widdled and my daddy played the fiddle In the middle of a front porch swing Here I go My grandaddy used to widdle while my daddy played the fiddle In the middle of the front porch swing And my sister used to giggle at a silly little riddle Bout some brittle and a diamond ring While my mama fixed the bittles on her little kitchen griddle You could hear the metal tea kettle sing While my grandaddy widdled and my daddy played the fiddle In the middle of a front porch swing