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