<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yesterday's Dreams" (1968) </Td> <Td> "If I Were a Carpenter" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me" (1968) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yesterday's Dreams" (1968) </Td> <Td> "If I Were a Carpenter" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me" (1968) </Td> </Tr> <P> "If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin . Hardin's own recording of the piece appeared on his 1967 album Tim Hardin 2 . It was one of two songs from that release (the other being "' Misty Roses") performed by Hardin at Woodstock in 1969 . The song has been covered a number of times by other artists: </P> <Ul> <Li> In 1966, it was a Top Ten hit for Bobby Darin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bobby Darin also had an album If I Were A Carpenter, which contained the song . </Li> </Ul>

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