Jackleg Carpenter

LOOK AT THIS PLANE.

THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE CLEANED THE PLANE WITH AN OILY RAG ♪ ♪ OR STUCK TO HICKORY ♪ ♪ I WAS WORKING GREEN OAK, WHICH WAS EASY TO CUT ♪ ♪ BUT THAT'S THE BEST THINGS WENT FOR ME ♪ ♪ I LEFT SOME SHAVINGS IN THE MOUTH OF THE PLANE ♪ ♪ AND SOME ON THE BOTTOM, TOO ♪ ♪ SURE DOES HURT YOU WHEN YOU DON'T WORK RIGHT ♪ ♪ OR CLEAN UP WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ ♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME AND CLEANED UP THE TOOLS ♪ ♪ AND PUT EVERYTHING RIGHT BACK ♪ ♪ BUT I TOSSED THEM INTO A JUMBLED PILE ♪ ♪ BUT I CUT MYSELF SOME SLACK ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE, YES, IT'S TRUE, I WAS FEELING BLUE ♪ ♪ AND READY TO GET ME A BIG, STRONG BREW ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I WAS FEELING TIRED BUT COFFEE HAD ME WIRED ♪ ♪ SO WHAT'S A MAN TO DO?

♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ [PLAYING HARMONICA] ♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED WORK AT 8 O'CLOCK ♪ ♪ AND HAD DINNER WITH A GIRL IN TOWN ♪ ♪ WITH TALES ABOUT THE FOOLS WHO BLAME THEIR TOOLS ♪ ♪ AND SAY THAT THE GRAIN TURNED AROUND ♪ ♪ BUT I DON'T MIND IF I LIE LIKE A FIDDLE ♪ ♪ JUST TAKE THE TRUTH, AND SLICE IT DOWN THE MIDDLE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE IN THE END THERE IS LITTLE I CAN DO ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ NO, NO SPLINTERS STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ ♪ YES, I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ IT IS A BUMPY RIDE.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO TO SMOOTH IT ALL OUT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING, NOW, AS I'VE BEEN WORKING.

WHEN IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S THE CUTTING EDGE THAT MATTERS.