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Artist: Joan Baez
Canonical path: /baez-joan/if-you-were-a-carpenter
Related lyric paths: 6
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If You Were a Carpenter
Read If You Were a Carpenter lyrics by Joan Baez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If You Were a Carpenter
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If you were a carpenter, and I were a lady
Would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
If a tinker were your trade, would you still find me
Carrying the pots you made, following behind me?
See my love through loneliness
See my love for sorrow
I've given you my onlyness
Come give me your tomorrow
If you worked your hands in wood, would you still love me?
Answer me, Yes I would, I'd put you above me
And if you were a miller, had a mill-wheel grinding
Would you see it written on my face? I'm here for the finding
See my love through loneliness
See my love for sorrow
I've given you my onlyness
Come give me your tomorrow
If you were a carpenter, and I were a lady
Would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
Would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
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