2006-09-05 20:08:21 · 7 answers · asked by allan john b 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
If I worked my hands in wood
I wonder would you still love me?
I say yes, I would, I'll put you above me
That's what I want you to say
And would you save my love from loneliness,
Would you save my love from sorrow, if you would
I give you my onlyness, girl and all of my tomorrows
If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me?
Carrying the pots and the pans that I made,
Walking along the highway
That long lonely highway
If I was a carpenter, and you were a lady
And I was just a carpenter,
Instead of a rock and roll star
Just a carpenter
A carpenter
A carpenter
2006-09-05 20:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by Mighty Mike 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bob Seger's "IF I WAS A CARPENTER LYRICS"
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
If I worked my hands in wood
I wonder would you still love me?
I say yes, I would, I'll put you above me
That's what I want you to say
And would you save my love from loneliness,
Would you save my love from sorrow, if you would
I give you my onlyness, girl and all of my tomorrows
If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me?
Carrying the pots and the pans that I made,
Walking along the highway
That long lonely highway
If I was a carpenter, and you were a lady
And I was just a carpenter,
Instead of a rock and roll star
Just a carpenter
A carpenter
A carpenter
2006-09-05 20:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Candidus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/bob-seger-if-i-were-a-carpenter-lyrics.html
which I think was actually written by Tim Hardin.
Seger's lyrics look pretty much the same. He changed a verb.
2006-09-05 20:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was originally sung by Bob Dylan. I have several Seger CDs and that's not on any off them. Maybe he just released it...I haven't purchased a Seger or any other CD since my return from Iraq.
Hey, just checked the answers and I am obviously mistaken..but hey I grew up in the late '60s.
2006-09-05 20:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, it's Tim Hardin's.
If I were a carpenter
and you were a lady,
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
If a tinker were my trade
would you still find me,
carrin' the pots I made,
followin' behind me.
Save my love through loneliness,
Save my love for sorrow,
I'm given you my onliness,
Come give your tomorrow.
If I worked my hands in wood,
Would you still love me?
Answer me babe, "Yes I would,
I'll put you above me."
If I were a miller
at a mill wheel grinding,
would you miss your color box,
and your soft shoe shining?
If I were a carpenter
and you were a lady,
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
Would you marry anyway?
Would you have my baby?
2006-09-05 20:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Tim Hardin wrote it.
Please don't credit bob bleeter for it! (ooowww like a rock)
the link below shows other people who covered it.
2006-09-05 20:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was written for johnny cash to sing .he and june had a hit record from it .it is in every music store with johnny cash records.
2006-09-05 20:22:55 · answer #7 · answered by peggy m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋