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Joan Baez

The House Carpenter

by Joan Baez
Joan Baez

Biography:

Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer and a songwriter who is of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early '60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry.

In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) second marriage

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Joan Baez

Other songs:

  • Diamonds And Rust
  • Donna Donna
  • Forever Young
  • Here's To You
  • Kumbaya
  • Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
  • The House Carpenter
  • The House Carpenter (the Daemon Lover)
  • The Sweet Sunny South
  • We Shall Overcome
  • A Swallow Song
  • A Tous Les Enfants
  • All My Trials
  • Ate Manha
  • Babe Im Gonna Leave You
  • Banks Of Ohio
  • Banks Of The Ohio
  • Barbra Allen
  • Be Of Good Heart
  • Birmingham Sunday
  • Black Is The Color
  • Blessed Are
  • Blowin In The Wind
  • Careless Love
  • Catch The Wind
  • Cera Un Ragazzo
  • Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens
  • Copper Kettle
  • Drug Store Truck Drivin Man
  • East Virginia
  • Esquinazo Del Guerrillero
  • Fare Thee Well 10000 Miles
  • Farewell Angelina
  • Free At Last
  • Geordie
  • Ghetto
  • Girl Of Constant Sorrow
  • Go Way From My Window
  • God Is God
  • Hallowed Be Thy Name
  • Hello In There
  • Henry Martin
  • Heres To You
  • House Of The Rising Sun
  • I Shall Be Released
  • In My Time Of Need
  • In The Quiet Morning
  • Jesse
  • Joe Hill
  • John Riley
  • Kitty
  • La Llorona
  • Lady Di And I
  • Lady Gay
  • Lady Mary
  • Last Leaf
  • Lily Of The West
  • Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
  • Llego Con Tres Heridas
  • Long Bed From Kenya
  • Long Black Veil
  • Love Song To A Stranger
  • Mary Hamilton
  • Matty Groves
  • No One Is An Island
  • Nu Bello Cardillo
  • Oh Brother
  • Once I Knew A Pretty Girl
  • Outside The Nashville City Limits
  • Pal Of Mine
  • Percys Song
  • Plaisir Damour
  • Prison Trilogy Billy Rose
  • Railroad Bill
  • Railroad Boy
  • Rake And Rambling Boy
  • Rejoice In The Sun
  • Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
  • Silent Running
  • Silkie
  • Silver Dagger
  • Somebody Got Lost In A Storm
  • Song At The End Of The Movie
  • Song Of Bangladesh
  • Stewball
  • Sweet Sir Galahad
  • The Altar Boy And The Thief
  • The Dream Song
  • The Night They Drove
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  • The Things That We Are Made Of
  • The Unquiet Grave
  • Troubled And I Dont Know Why
  • Virgin Mary Had One Son
  • What Have They Done To The Rain
  • When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin
  • Where Have All The Flowers Gone
  • Whistle Down The Wind
  • Wild Mountain Thyme
  • Wildwood Flower
  • With God On Our Side

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From the album Joan Baez in Concert

[Intro]

Am G Am


[Verse 1]
Am G Am
"Well met, well met, my own true love,
G Am
Well met, well met," cried he.
C G Em
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
Am G Am
All for the love of thee."


[Verse 2]
Am G Am
"I could have married the King's daughter dear,
Am G Am
She would have married me.
Am C G Em
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
Am G Am
All for the love of thee."


[Verse 3]
Am G Am
"Well, if you could have married the King's daughter dear,
G Am
I'm sure you are to blame,
C G Em
For I am married to a house carpenter,
Am G Am
And find him a nice young man."


[Verse 4]
Am G Am
"Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
G Am
And go along with me?
Am C G Em
I'll take you to where the grass grows green,
Am G Am G Am
To the banks of the salt, salt sea."


[Verse 5]
Am G Am
"Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
G Am
And go along with thee,
C G Em
What have you got to maintain me on
Am G Am
And keep me from poverty?"


[Verse 6]
Am G Am
"Six ships, six ships all out on the sea,
Am G Am
Seven more upon dry land,
Am C G Em
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
Am G Am
Will be at your command."


[Verse 7]
Am G Am
She picked up her own wee babe,
Am G Am
Kisses gave him three,
C G Em
Said "Stay right here with my house carpenter
Am G Am
And keep him good company.


[Verse 8]
Am G Am
Then she putted on her rich attire,
Am G Am
So glorious to behold.
C G Em
And as she trod along her way,
Am G Am
She shone like the glittering gold.


[Verse 9]
Am G Am
Well, they'd not been gone but about two weeks,
Am G Am
I know it was not three.
Am C G Em
When this fair lady began to weep,
Am G Am
She wept most bitterly.


[Verse 10]
Am G Am
"Ah, why do you weep, my fair young maid,
Am G Am
Weep it for your golden store?
Am C G Em
Or do you weep for your house carpenter
Am G Am
Who never you shall see anymore?"

[Verse 11]
Am G Am
"I do not weep for my house carpenter
Am G Am
Or for any golden store.
Am C G Em
I do weep for my own wee babe,
Am G Am
Who never I shall see anymore."


[Verse 12]
Am G Am
Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks,
Am G Am
I'm sure it was not four.
Am C G Em
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank,
Am G Am
Never to rise anymore.


[Verse 13]
Am G Am
One time around spun our gallant ship,
Am G Am
Two times around spun she,
Am C G Em
Three times around spun our gallant ship
Am G Am
And sank to the bottom of the sea.


[Verse 14]
Am G Am
"What hills, what hills are those, my love,
Am G Am
That rise so fair and high?"
Am C G Em
"Those are the hills of heaven, my love,
Am G Am
But not for you and I."


[Verse 15]
Am G Am
"And what hills, what hills are those, my love,
Am G Am
Those hills so dark and low?"
Am C G Em
"Those are the hills of hell, my love,
Am G Am
Where you and I must go."




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