The Ballad of the Master Carver

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Version 1: https://suno.com/song/5e02f702-0d8b-4ff7-9d58-3e88400f7f27

Version 2: https://suno.com/song/a5171b01-e893-4c03-9f3e-22e4a749af81

(Verse 1)
Oh, gather close, ye merry folk,
And hear a tale of wood and blade,
Of hands that shaped both hearth and home,
And lives through craft and labor made.

(Chorus)
Chip and carve, chisel and mallet,
Seven years to learn the way,
Ten more roaming as a journeyman,
Till the master's bench he claimed one day!

(Verse 2)
At just a boy of tender years,
He took the knife with steady hand,
To carve fine chips in simple pine,
And learn the craft that fate had planned.

(Verse 3)
Relief and scroll, with mallet's strike,
The grain gave way beneath his skill.
Through seven winters long he toiled,
To bend the wood to match his will.

(Chorus)
Chip and carve, chisel and mallet,
Seven years to learn the way,
Ten more roaming as a journeyman,
Till the master's bench he claimed one day!

(Verse 4)
Then off he roamed from town to town,
A journeyman with tools in tow.
For ten long years he wandered wide,
To learn what every master knows.

(Verse 5)
He carved for kings and common folk,
For chapel halls and tavern chairs.
With every cut his craft refined—
A legacy in oak repairs.

(Chorus)
Chip and carve, chisel and mallet,
Seven years to learn the way,
Ten more roaming as a journeyman,
Till the master's bench he claimed one day!

(Verse 6)
From Gothic spires to Celtic knots,
From roses twined to lions bold,
Each master taught their secret art—
A treasure trove of skills untold.

(Verse 7)
At last he earned his rightful place—
A master carver proud and wise.
With 'prentice lads beneath his care,
He passed his craft to eager eyes.

(Final Chorus)
Chip and carve, chisel and mallet,
Seven years to learn the way,
Ten more roaming as a journeyman,
Till the master's bench he claimed one day! Now raise your glass to those who carve—
Who breathe new life in wood so fair!