Ralph McTell - Hands Of Joseph Lyrics
When they looked at Joseph's handsThey said, They're the hands of a carpenterThey're big and they're powerful and they're strongThey're the hands that should work in woodAnd they're the hands that should work a long dayJoseph he did all those thingsBut he also learned how to playHe would sing about joy, sing about faithThat the people wished they hadHow he heard the voice of JesusWhen the rolling sea got madHe's a boat in the harbour, he's safe in that loveHe know some day he'll be sailing aboveWhen they looked at Joseph's handsThey said, They're the hands of a stonemasonThey're big and they're powerful and they're strongThey're the hands that should work in stoneAnd they're the hands that should work a long dayJoseph he did all those thingsBut he also learned how to playWhen they looked at Joseph's handsThey said, They're the hands of a fishermanThe musician and the mason-carpenterAnd he's happy all the timeFor they're working every dayAnd those old hands of JosephOh how they can play.
