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Carpenter Bird (10th Anniversary Edition)

from Carpenter Bird: Revisited (10th Anniversary Edition) by David Wax Museum

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Before this song truly begins
For your permission I ask
If you’ve ears you will lend
I hope I’m up on the task
If you’ve a heart to mend
You’ve found a place to rest at last

In the forest wandering
Nothing but my thoughts stirred
I found my heart was pounding
In time with what I heard
On my chest it was knocking
Oh, the carpenter bird

Men built rickety wagon wheels
For to cross the countryside
And then came bridges of steel
For to cross the rivers wide
But nothing compares to the feel
Of the bed he crafts for his bride

I was looking for a reason
To explain why things occur
Why some commit treason
Others follow the herd
Why some disregard the seasons
Others the carpenter bird

Handle the carpenter’s tools
Make sure you don’t cut your hand
But if you go to the carpenter’s school
And spend time with the land
You won’t get fooled by the fool
Nor by any other man

With this verse we stop
Singing the carpenter’s song
Just as his rhythm from the treetops
Pauses as the sun withdraws
For I believe I just felt a drop
And the road home tonight is long

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from Carpenter Bird: Revisited (10th Anniversary Edition), released July 3, 2020

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Pioneering indie folk musicians David Wax and Suz Slezak are the plucky husband-wife duo behind the eclectic, exuberant “Mexo-Americana” band David Wax Museum based in Charlottesville, VA. First reaching national acclaim with a show-stopping debut at the Newport Folk Festival, the band has built a reputation around energetic, heartfelt live shows and sonically adventurous albums. ... more

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