The plane he guides
The plane it glides
It smooths, it slides
All over the sides.
And when this board is all smooth, the carpenter takes it out of the vise and puts in another board. Then he takes his plane.
The plane he guides
The plane it glides
It smooths, it slides
All over the sides.
And then the carpenter takes still another board and he guides and slides the plane until this board too is all smooth. And he does this until all the boards that are going to make the top and the legs and the braces are all smooth. And underneath his bench there is a pile of shavings.
And then the carpenter he says to himself, “I must nail my boards together.” So he puts the boards that are going to make the top together and he takes a nail and then he swings his hammer:
The hammer it gives a swinging pound.
The nail it gives a ringing sound.
Bing! bang! bing! bing!
And the boards are tight together!
And then the carpenter takes another piece of the top and puts it beside the other two and he takes another nail and then he swings his hammer again.
The hammer it gives a swinging pound.
The nail it gives a ringing sound.
Bing! bang! bing! bing!
And the boards are tight together!
And then the carpenter takes one piece that is going to be a leg and he holds it so it stands right out from the top, and he takes another nail and he nails the leg to the top. Bing! bang! bing! bing! He does this with the other three legs of his table. And then he has four strong legs and the top of his table all nailed together.