Biografía:
Holt nació en Kingston in 1947. A la edad de 12 años, era un candidato regular en concursos de talentos que se realizaban en teatros de Jamaica por Vere Johns. Grabo su primer sencillo en 1963 titulado "I Cried a Tear" por el productor Leslie Kong, tambien grabo duetos con Alton Ellis. El logro mas importante que tuvo en su tierra como cantante fue el trabajo que realizo como vocalista principal de la agrupacion llamada The Paragons, con quienes disfruto y realizo un gran numero de hits
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
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If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
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Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner, yes
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[Verse 2]
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If a tinker were my trade would you still find me
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Absolutely, yes I would, come give me your tomorrow
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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
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[Chorus]
Gb Ab
See my love through loneliness
Gb Ab
See my love through sorrow
Gb Db Ab
I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
Gb Db Ab
If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
[Chorus]
Gb Ab
See my love through loneliness
Gb Ab
See my love through sorrow
Gb Db Ab
I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
Gb Db Ab
If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab Gb
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
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Your soft shoe shiner...
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
[Verse 1]
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
Gb Db Ab
If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner, yes
[Instrumental]
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
[Verse 2]
Gb Db Ab
If a tinker were my trade would you still find me
Gb Db Ab
Absolutely, yes I would, come give me your tomorrow
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
[Instrumental]
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
[Chorus]
Gb Ab
See my love through loneliness
Gb Ab
See my love through sorrow
Gb Db Ab
I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
[Instrumental]
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
[Verse 3]
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
Gb Db Ab
If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
[Chorus]
Gb Ab
See my love through loneliness
Gb Ab
See my love through sorrow
Gb Db Ab
I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
[Instrumental]
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
Gb Db Ab Ab
[Verse 4]
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Gb Db Ab
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
Gb Db Ab
If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab Gb
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
Db Ab Gb Db Ab
Your soft shoe shiner...
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