If I Were a Carpenter

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"If I Were a Carpenter"
Cover song by Billy Corgan
Original by Tim Hardin
Studio sessionsApril 2018 – Blackbird Studios
Songwriter(s)Tim Hardin

"If I Were a Carpenter" is a cover song by Billy Corgan of the 1967 song by Tim Hardin and later popularized by Four Tops. A studio recording by Corgan took place during the April 2018 – Blackbird Studios sessions but has not been released.

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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 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 through sorrow
I give you my only-ness - 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 a miller were my trade, at a mill wheel grinding
Would you miss your coloured blouse - your soft shoes shining
Save my love through loneliness - save my love through sorrow
I give you my only-ness - come give me your tomorrow

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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