Hal Ketchum – My Friend The Carpenter lyrics

My friend the carpenter
grew up in New York

Nailing boards for a living
driving an old Ford pickup

Living under the stars
down by the river

In a teepee
across from the trolley tracks where we partied

Strumming a guitar
to keep warm

Who ever knew
we were chasing dreams

Years went by
until he answered his call

Singing his song
about our hometown Saturday nite

He saw Nashville...

Hal the singer
made it to the bigtime

Hosting the Opry
singing his country songs

My friend the carpenter
down by the river

Saw the Light

(Happy Birthday Hal)
your old friend Len