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Artist: George Hamilton IV
Canonical path: /george-hamilton-iv/if-i-were-a-carpenter
Related lyric paths: 6
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If I Were a Carpenter
Read If I Were a Carpenter lyrics by George Hamilton IV on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Were a Carpenter
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If I were a carpenter you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway would you have my baby
If a thinker were my trade would you still find me
Carrying the pots I made following behind me
Save my love through loneliness save my love for sorrow
Giving you my ownliness come come give me your tomorrow
If I worked my hands in wood would you still love me
Answer me babe yes I would I'd put you above me
If you were a miller at a mill wheel grinding
Would you miss my colored blouse and your soft shoes shining
[ harmonica ]
If I were a carpenter and you 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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