Grandpa ( tell me ' bout the good Ol ' days ) - Wikipedia Grandpa ( tell me ' bout the good Ol ' days ) `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ' Bout the Good Ol ' Days ) '' Single by The Judds from the album Rockin ' with the Rhythm Released January 1986 Format 7 '' Recorded 1985 Genre Country Length 4 : 15 Label RCA / Curb Songwriter ( s ) Jamie O'Hara Producer ( s ) Brent Maher The Judds singles chronology `` Have Mercy '' ( 1985 ) `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ' Bout the Good Ol ' Days ) '' ( 1986 ) `` Rockin ' with the Rhythm of the Rain '' ( 1986 ) `` Have Mercy '' ( 1985 ) `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ' Bout the Good Ol ' Days ) '' ( 1986 ) `` Rockin ' with the Rhythm of the Rain '' ( 1986 ) `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ' Bout the Good Ol ' Days ) '' is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in January 1986 as the second single from the album Rockin ' with the Rhythm. The song became The Judds ' sixth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Contents 1 Content 2 Chart performance 3 Cover versions 4 References Content `` Grandpa '' -- ( tell me ' bout the good old days - as the song is sometimes known ) -- is a song about the decline and abandonment of traditional values, the hectic lifestyle of the day and how progressivism is n't positive ( `` They call it progress / But I just do n't know '' ). The main refrain of the song reflects on the narrator as they expresses mournful doubt and discontent that past occurrences of traditional values really happened ( did _____ really ? ? ), instead of what the singer has experienced during his / her lifetime ; and the narrator wishes he / she could experience those past times now instead of experiencing the traditional values having been abandoned for their negative opposites, such as marriages staying intact for a lifetime, instead of broken marriage vows and broken marriage covenants and rampant infidelity -- fathers maintaining their responsibilities to help raise children, instead of fatherless dysfunctional families with disobedient and disrespectful children that comes from it -- families going to church and having Humility, instead of worshiping the bling of the world -- promises being kept, instead of a lack of Personal Integrity -- and how right and wrong were clearly defined and obeyed, instead of being ignored in order to make other people feel better about themselves. Chart performance Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks Cover versions Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole covered the song on their album Great Women of Country ( 2014 ). References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 184. Jump up ^ Western Writers of America ( 2010 ). `` The Top 100 Western Songs ''. American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Judds Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. The Judds Naomi Judd Wynonna Judd Studio albums Why Not Me Rockin ' with the Rhythm Heartland River of Time Love Can Build a Bridge Compilation albums Greatest Hits The Collectors Series Greatest Hits Volume Two From the Heart : 15 Career Classics The Judds Collection : 1983 - 1990 This Country 's Rockin ' Talk About Love Reflections The Judds : Number One Hits The Essential Judds Spiritual Reflections Greatest Hits : Limited Edition I Will Stand by You : The Essential Collection Christmas and live albums Christmas Time with The Judds Live Studio Sessions Christmas with The Judds and Alabama The Judds in Concert Reunion Live Extended plays Wynonna & Naomi Big Bang Boogie Notable singles `` Had a Dream ( For the Heart ) '' `` Mama He 's Crazy '' `` Why Not Me '' `` Girls ' Night Out '' `` Love Is Alive '' `` Have Mercy '' `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ' Bout the Good Ol ' Days ) '' `` Rockin ' with the Rhythm of the Rain '' `` Cry Myself to Sleep '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' `` I Know Where I 'm Going '' `` Maybe Your Baby 's Got the Blues '' `` Turn It Loose '' `` Give a Little Love '' `` Change of Heart '' `` Young Love ( Strong Love ) '' `` Let Me Tell You About Love '' `` One Man Woman '' `` Guardian Angels '' `` Born to Be Blue '' `` Love Can Build a Bridge '' `` One Hundred and Two '' `` John Deere Tractor '' `` Stuck in Love '' Related articles Discography Ashley Judd Last Encore Tour The Judds ( TV series ) Naomi & Wynonna : Love Can Build a Bridge This 1980s country song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who wrote grandpa tell me bout the good old days
Answer: Jamie O'Hara