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John Conlee
Miscellaneous
The Carpenter (1987)
Let us now praise the carpenter and the things that he made
And the way that he lived by the tools of the trade
I can still hear his hammer singing ten-penny time
Working by the hour till the day that he died
He was tough as a crowbar, he was quick as a chisel
Fair as a plane and true as a level
He was straight as a chalk line and right as a rule
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 that you donât see too often
He built boats out of wood, big boats, he worked in a shipyard
Mansions on the hill and a birdhouse in the backyard
He was tough as a crowbar, he was quick as a chisel
Fair as a plane lord and true as a level
He was straight as a chalk line and right as a rule
He was square with the world he took good care of his tools
He said anything thatâs worth cutting down a tree for
Is worth doing right donât the lord love a two by four
If you asked him how to do something he said like Noah built the Arc
Youâve got to hold your mouth right son and never miss the mark
And youâll was tough as a crowbar, youâll was quick as a chisel
Fair as a plane and true as a level
Youâll was straight as a chalk line and right as a rule
Youâll be square with the world you be good care of his tools
And youâll was tough as a crowbar, youâll was quick as a chisel
Fair as a plane and true as a level
Youâll was straight as a chalk line and right as a rule
Youâll be square with the world you be good care of his tools
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- 16 Top Country Hits, Volume 2
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- Greatest Country Classics, Vol. 1
- Grand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary Vol. 1
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- Live Ones - Vol. 1
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- Grand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary Volume I
- Songs for the Working Man
- Only Country 1985-1989
- American Faces
- 16 Top Country Hits, Volume 1