If I Were a Carpenter (song)

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"If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin. It was a Top Ten hit for Bobby Darin in 1966, peaking at #8 in the US and #9 in the UK, and has been covered by:

• Johnny Cash and June Carter (a country-pop crossover in 1970).
• Ramblin Jack Elliot
• Wayne Cochran
• The Four Tops and Leon Russell
• Robert Plant
• Ed Kuepper
• Bob Seger
• Leonard Nimoy
• Luka Bloom
• Small Faces
• Smile
• John Swan (Swanee)
• Joan Baez
• Emmylou Harris & Johnny Hallyday
• Marie Fredriksson (Swedish version)
• Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow
• Engineers (band)
• Dolly Parton
• Elridge Holmes
• Burl Ives on The Times They Are a-Changin'
• The Free Design
• Yo La Tengo live on WFMU
• Leslie West on The Great Fatsby

-- The Lyrics 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, Carrying the pots I made, Following 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?