When they looked at Joseph's hands    They said, They're the hands of a carpenter    They're big and they're powerful and they're strong    They're the hands that should work in wood    And they're the hands that should work a long day    Joseph he did all those things    But he also learned how to play       He would sing about joy, sing about faith    That the people wished they had    How he heard the voice of Jesus    When the rolling sea got mad    He's a boat in the harbour, he's safe in that love    He know some day he'll be sailing above       When they looked at Joseph's hands    They said, They're the hands of a stonemason    They're big and they're powerful and they're strong    They're the hands that should work in stone    And they're the hands that should work a long day    Joseph he did all those things    But he also learned how to play       When they looked at Joseph's hands    They said, They're the hands of a fisherman    The musician and the mason-carpenter    And he's happy all the time    For they're working every day    And those old hands of Joseph    Oh how they can play.