Carpenter Blues
Up every mornin' at seven
I get to work by eight
I've got to be on time
He's gonna dock me if I'm late
It's the way I make my livin'
I've done it all my life
I've got to feed my children
and my pregnent, barefoot wife
Chorus:
I've got the blues!
The Carpenter Blues,
And you would too!
I started out a greenhorn
I had to show my stuff
I never realized
Life could get this tough
I toted all that lumber
Nearly broke my back
I longed to be a sawman
A sawman's where it's at
chorus: Musical break
They set me up a sawhorse
Rolled me out a cord
I grabbed my Black & Decker
I had to cut them boards
A sawman's job aint easy
I'm here to report
'Cuz half the boards I cut that day
I cut an inch too short
Chorus: Musical break
I play this song in the key of E blues
Ron