Lyrics
If you were a carpenter, and I were a lady
If the person addressed was a carpenter and the speaker a lady
Would you marry me anyway? would you have my baby?
Questioning if the carpenter would marry and have a child with the lady
If a tinker were your trade, would you still find me
If the carpenter's profession was tinkering, would they still be interested in the lady
Carrying the pots you made, following behind me?
Imagining the lady following the carpenter carrying the pots he made
See my love through loneliness
Expressing the speaker's love through loneliness
See my love for sorrow
Highlighting the speaker's love in the face of sorrow
I've given you my onlyness,
Conveying the depth of the speaker's commitment by giving their onlyness
Come give me your tomorrow
Inviting the carpenter to share their future (tomorrow)
If you worked your hands in wood, would you still love me?
Asking if the carpenter would still love the speaker if they worked with wood
Answer me, Yes I would, I'd put you above me"
Positive affirmation that the carpenter would love and prioritize the speaker
And if you were a miller, had a mill-wheel grinding,
Imagining the carpenter as a miller with a grinding mill-wheel
Would you see it written on my face? I'm here for the finding.
Wondering if the carpenter would perceive the speaker's intentions
See my love through loneliness
Reiterating the speaker's love expressed through loneliness
See my love for sorrow
Reiterating the speaker's enduring love in the face of sorrow
I've given you my onlyness,
Reiterating the depth of commitment by giving onlyness to the carpenter
Come give me your tomorrow
Reiterating the invitation for the carpenter to share their future
If you were a carpenter, and I were a lady
Repeating the hypothetical scenario of the carpenter and the lady
Would you marry me anyway? would you have my baby?
Repeating the question about marriage and having a baby
Would you marry me anyway? would you have my baby?
Repeating the question, emphasizing the lady's desire for commitment
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