Lyrics to
If I Were A Carpenter

This version of If I Were A Carpenter was released by Waylon Jennings in 1970.

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If I were a carpenter and 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 sorrow
Save your love through lonely
You can have my tomorrow
Just love me only.

If I worked my hands in wood would you still love me
Answer me say yes I would I place you above me
If I were a miller with a mill wheel grinding
Would you miss your pretty clothes and your soft shoes shining?

Save my love through sorrow
Save your love through lonely
You can have my tomorrow
Just love me only.

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway would you have my baby?…

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About Lyrics and If I Were A Carpenter by Waylon Jennings

The lyrics for If I Were A Carpenter are defined as the words making up the song released by Waylon Jennings in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to If I Were A Carpenter have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Waylon Jennings and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to If I Were A Carpenter by Waylon Jennings if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to If I Were A Carpenter" means the words set to the music of If I Were A Carpenter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Waylon Jennings. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to If I Were A Carpenter and the lyrics to If I Were A Carpenter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Waylon Jennings who came here looking just for the lyrics to If I Were A Carpenter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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