"The Little Carpenter (And Samuel Parsons)" Lyrics

adult: the first time i saw him,
he was just a little tot.
trying to help the best he could,
bearing jewels of shop.
I'd say, son, what are you building?
as i watched him there at way,
and then the little carpenter would turn to me and say,

child/chorus: I'm going to build a ship,
a ship to sail the sea.
I'm going to build a great big bridge,
I'll build it from a tree.
I'm going to build a mansion,
where all my friends can dwell.

adult/chorus: then away went the carpenter
with his wood, his hammer and his nail.

adult: it was hard for me to realize,
as i watched from the crowd that day.
he was once was the the little carpenter,
whom I had watched at play,
and as I watched him bear the cross,
as he walked the Calvary's hill.
the words he spoke many years ago,
it seems i hear them still..

child/chorus: I'm going to build a ship,
a ship to sail the sea.
I'm going to build a great big bridge,
I'll build it from a tree.
I'm going to build a mansion,
where all my friends can dwell.

adult/chorus: then away went the carpenter
with his wood, his hammer and his nail.

both/chorus: I'm going to build a ship,
a ship to sail the sea.
I'm going to build a great big bridge,
I'll build it from a tree.
I'm going to build a mansion,
where all my friends can dwell.

both: then away went the carpenter
with his wood, his hammer and his nail.