Grandma's Hands

In 2024, the single was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for it being culturally, historically, and or aesthetically significant.

Grandma's Hands was Withers' heartfelt song about his maternal grandmother, Lula Galloway.

Withers often said that Grandma's Hands was his favorite song.

Grandma's Hands was the second song released as a single from Just As I Am.

It reached number 18 on the best-selling soul singles chart and number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Here is Bill Withers' version of Grandma's Hands.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

But it's doing it, and it's got no place in it.

Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning She'd say, Billy, don't you run so fast Might fall on a piece of glass Might be snakes there in that grass Grandma's hands Sue the local unwed mother Grandma's hand Used to ache sometimes and swell Grandma's hand Used to lift her face and tell her she'd say Baby, Grandma understands That you really love that man Put yourself in Jesus' hands, Grandma Used to hand me a piece of candy Grandma's hand Pick me up each time I fell Grandma's hand Boy, they really came in a handy She'd say, Matty, don't you whip that boy Bill Withers, Grandma's Hand.

And before that, we heard the Kinks with Did You See His Name? And before the Kinks, we heard Pernambuco with

by Luis Bonfa on the guitar from Brazil.