Grandma Drank Rainier and Ran Over a Reindeer (1980)

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This barn burner by Cody and The Chestnuts is considered to be one of the finest bluegrass tunes of all time. This obscure single comes from the 1980 multi genre holiday compilation album "Have Scotch Will Travel". In the 90's during a Rolling Stone magazine interview with The Chestnuts, Cody talked about his inspiration for writing this song, simply saying quote "Grandma enjoyed adult beverages. Grandma also really loved operating motor vehicles. She was the best".

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Grandma's backing out of the driveway
Now she's going thirty five on the highway
Her name isn't Candy but she's got a cane
Her Grand Marquis is taking up both lanes

(Look Out! Grandma is driving!)
Oh no!

[Chorus 1]
Grandma got drunk again on Rainier (she got drunk)
Then she drove her car over Santa's reindeer (it went thump)
Grandma is driving to get herself some more beer
We should've took away her license last year

[Verse 2]
She smokes cigarettes with an oxygen tank
She's gotta go to the post office and the bank
Grandma needs the Sunday paper before it's gone
She's trying to get home before Wheel of Fortune's on

(Look Out! Grandma is driving!)
Oh no!

[Chorus 2]
Grandma got drunk again on Rainier (she got drunk)
Then she drove her car over Santa's reindeer (it went thump)
Grandma is driving to get herself some more beer
We should've took away her license last year

[Bridge]
Grandma will put the pedal to the metal
She's never late to the early bird special
Grandma comes from the greatest generation
She thinks stop lights are Christmas decorations

[Verse 3]
She ran over Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty
While listening to white Christmas by Bing Crosby
Grandma's driving with her turn signal flashing
She's bad at parking, but she's great at crashing

[Chorus 3]
Grandma got drunk again on Rainier (she got drunk)
Then she drove her car over Santa's reindeer (it went thump)
Grandma is driving to get herself some more beer
We should've took away her license last year

Woah woah woah!
Merry crashmas!