The Carpenter's Song

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(Verse 1)
Oh, come lads and lasses, and gather around,
I'll sing you a tale of the craft most profound.
With axe and with adze, through the timber he goes,
The carpenter’s work, where the strong oak grows.

(Chorus)
Swing the axe, and let the chips will fly,
Raise up the beams to kiss the sky!
For rich or for poor, we all need a home,
Bless the hands that fashions our homes from this good green land.

(Verse 2)
With square and dividers, he lays out his plan,
A house for a lord or a working man.
Each cut of the saw and each chisel’s keen bite, auger and trenails join the timbers tight,
Turning rough-hewn timbers into shelter and life.

(Chorus)
Swing the axe, and let the chips will fly,
Raise up the beams to kiss the sky!
For seven long years he apprenticed in the  trade, for ten more years he was a Journeyman, and now he's a master craftsman building houses so grand.

(Verse 3)
He joins every timber with trenails so tight,
To weather the storms through day and night.
Generations will pass ‘neath his sturdy frame,
But they’ll never forget the carpenter’s fame.

(Chorus)
Swing the axe, and let the chips will fly,
Raise up the beams to kiss the sky!
For rich or for poor, we all need a home,
Bless the hands that fashions our homes from this good green land.

(Bridge)
Oh, he builds with care for both wealthy and poor,
Each house is a treasure that time will endure.
By hearths that he framed, families will sing,
Of homes built to last through winter and spring.

(Final Chorus)
Swing the axe, and let the chips will fly,
Raise up the beams to kiss the sky!
For rich or for poor, we all need a home,
Bless the hands that fashions our homes from this good green land.

(Outro)
So here’s to the carpenter with tools in his hand,
Who fashions our homes from this good green land.
Let’s raise up a pint to his labor so grand—
The builder of dreams where we all can stand!