The Carpenter ukulele

The Carpenter

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Let us now praise a carpenter & the things that he made 
        C                        D  
And the way that he lived by the tools of his trade  
      Em                            D 
I can still hear his hammer singin' ten penny time 
C                            D 
Workin' by the hour till the day he died 

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He was tough as a crowbar, he was quick as a chisel 
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Fair as a plane and true as a level 
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He was straight as a chalkline and right as a rule 
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He was square with the world he took good care of his tools 
 
 
He worked his hands in wood from the crib to the coffin 
With a care and a love you don't see too often 
He built boats out of wood, big boats workin' in a shipyard 
Mansions on the hill and a birdhouse in the backyard 
 
Chorus 
 
He said anything that's worth cuttin' down a tree for 
Is worth doin' right, don't the Lord love a two by four 
If you ask him how to do somethin', he'll say just like Noah built the ark. 
You got to hold your mouth right son and never miss your mark. 
 
Chorus  

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