Little Big Shots: Forever Young - Greatest Yodeling Grandma (Episode Highlight)

Hey, folks, here's a lady
who's spent her life
traveling around America in an RV,
following her passion --
singing country music and yodeling.
Let's meet Velma.
Howdy, everybody!
This is Velma,
and I've got a song for you.
When I was born, my dad said I had the loudest voice.
Right then, he knew that I was gonna sing.
♪ I've roamed and rambled
♪ Followed my footsteps
And I guess so,
because I've used my voice ever since.
♪ Over diamond deserts
When my husband and I were married,
he wanted to take me all over the United States
and have everybody hear me perform.
He couldn't sing.
In fact, I called him a jailhouse singer.
He was always behind a few bars, and he never could find a key.
♪ This land is my land
We became RV'ers,
and we went everywhere.
I've sang at Mt. Rushmore to all the presidents,
in the Grand Canyon and heard my echo.
I even sang at the Niagara Falls.
♪ This land was made for you and me ♪
In 1955,
I was on Groucho Marx.
What could you do for us now?
Well, I could do "Mama Don't Allow No Music in Here."
All right, tear loose.
♪ Oh, Mama don't allow no trumpet playin' in here ♪
In this song, I would do different imitations
of the instruments.
[ Imitates trumpet ]
I did the trumpet,
I did a bagpipe...
[ Imitating bagpipe ]
And then I end up doing chicken.
He tried to lay an egg for me, but he couldn't do that, either.
[ Laughter ]
I'm 95 years old, and this will really be
a highlight in my career.
[ Yodeling ]
Yeah!
Ha!
[ Cheers and applause ]
She's here tonight.
Please welcome 95-year-old Velma!
Oh, I'm just so glad to be here, you know,
and tell you about me a little bit.
I'm known as the Greatest Yodeling Grandma.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And the only reason I'm the greatest
is because I've got 9 grandchildren,
25 great-grandchildren,
and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And you know what?
I'm getting greater all the time.
[ Plays guitar ]
♪ I'm havin' the time of my life ♪
♪ Just havin' the time of my life ♪
♪ I've got a big grin, it's all over my skin ♪
♪ But I'm havin' the time of my life ♪
[ Yodeling ]
♪ Well, I walked into church with a cane in my hand ♪
♪ Found me a seat in the pew ♪
♪ Well, I fumbled it a little ♪
♪ Stumbled a lot
♪ But that's somethin' us older folks do ♪
♪ Put on my glasses, and I reached for the book ♪
♪ Started to sing with the crowd ♪
♪ Well, I didn't sing good, but I didn't sing bad ♪
♪ But, oh, boy, did I ever sing loud ♪
Whoo-hoo!
♪ I'm havin' the time of my life ♪
♪ Just havin' the time of my life ♪
♪ I've got a big grin, it's all over my skin ♪
Mmm.
♪ Oh, but I'm havin' the time of my life ♪
[ Yodeling ]
Yeah!
Whoo!
Folks, one more time!
Velma!

Little Big Shots: Forever Young - Greatest Yodeling Grandma (Episode Highlight)

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