As the lights were turned off
And the curtain was closed
And all of the songs had been sung
At the Grand Ol' Opry
I sit here and wonder
How this great country show had begun
Did the great one above us
Gather some tears
And some heartaches he took from lifes pain
And mix it to- -gether
With laughter and joy
And sprinkle it over the stage
Could it be he was thinking
One saturday night
Of something that we all could share
So he started the Opry
For you and for me
And he put this great show on the air
Did he know there'd be happyness
Here on the stage
Did he know men would cry in the wings
And each saturday night
Over 70 years
Folks have lined up for blocks just to see
How the great one has planned
The best show in the land
On this stage of the Grand Ol' Op- -ry