Listen to If I Were a Carpenter by Four Tops

If I Were a Carpenter

Four Tops

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Four Tops
Four Tops
Performer
Levi Stubbs Jr.
Levi Stubbs Jr.
Vocals
Abdul Fakir
Abdul Fakir
Vocals
Renaldo Benson
Renaldo Benson
Vocals
Lawrence Payton
Lawrence Payton
Vocals
The Andantes
The Andantes
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Hardin
Tim Hardin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
BRIAN HOLLAND
BRIAN HOLLAND
Producer
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
Producer

Lyrics

If I were a carpenter & you were a lady Now would you marry me anyway? (would you marry me anyway) Would you have my baby? (would you have my baby) If I take on a tinkers trade, would you still find me? Oh carryin' the pots I made (carryin' the pots I made) Followin' closer behind me (followin' behind me) (Save my love through) lonliness (save my love for sorrow) Cause I have given you my ownliness, give me part of your tomorrow If I work my hands in wood (yes I work my hands in wood) Would you still love me? Ah, answer me babe, yes I would (Yes I would babe anyway) I'd raise you high above me If I was a miller at a mill wheel grindin' Now would you miss your color box? (Would you miss your color box) & Your soft shoes shining? (& your soft shoes shining) If I were a carpenter & you were a lady Girl, would you marry me anyway? (would you marry me anyway) Want you have my baby? (would you have my baby) If I were a carpenter & you were a lady Now would you marry me anyway Won't you have my baby?
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