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Posted by Tricia
on June 28, 2008, 9:28 am, in reply to "Who originally sang "If I were a carpenter and you were a lady?" "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Carpenter_(song)
"If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin. It was a Top Ten hit for Bobby Darin in 1966, peaking at #8 in the US and #9 in the UK, and has been covered by:
* Johnny Cash and June Carter (a country-pop crossover in 1970).
* Ramblin Jack Elliot
* Wayne Cochran
* The Four Tops and Leon Russell
* Robert Plant
* Ed Kuepper
* Bob Seger
* Leonard Nimoy
* Luka Bloom
* Small Faces
* Smile
* John Swan (Swanee)
* Joan Baez
* Emmylou Harris & Johnny Hallyday
* Marie Fredriksson (Swedish version)
* Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow
* Engineers (band)
* Dolly Parton
* Elridge Holmes
* Burl Ives on The Times They Are a-Changin'
* The Free Design
* Yo La Tengo live on WFMU
* Leslie West on The Great Fatsby
* Chicken Shack
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