song is called Joseph (I was not his father) by michael mclean from his forgotten carols album i love doing 1 take, so this is 1 take, me improvising on piano and singing at the same time, and i've never played this song before and i dont really listen to it so thats why you can hear me kinda messing up the lyrics at the beginning, also people were listening bc they were inside of my house so i was trying to be quiet also i have no idea how to sing and i am sorry if you get angry bc i did something wrong ToT and also im sorry the microphone does weird stuff sometimes yes ik that the type of carpentry joseph did was probably more closer to stone masonry and that joseph was dead by the time jesus died, idk i didnt write the song ToT dont think too hard ok ToT though michael mclean is a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints (as am i) this is not doctrinal or endorsed by the church in any way its just a nice song, written by a nice guy
credit to me and michael mclean, guys i grew up on his music and his music taught me how to play the piano i lobe him, hope you likee lyrics he was working late one evening with the wood he knew so well when she thought she recognized him though at first she couldnt tell when she humbly begged his pardon a strange sadness swelled inside when she asked "arent you the father of the man they crucified?" then the carpenter repeated what he'd said so many times he said "i was not his father he was mine" then he humbly went on working with those worn and calloused hands though she did not ask more questions he [knew] she didnt understand so he asked if she would help him he saw her answer in a glance and she did the chores he asked her and she was grateful for the chance then [they] talked for hours of jesus and how he knew he was divine he said "i was not his father he was mine" how can one so foolish and so flawed ever hope to raise the Son of God? then he spoke of the misgivings he had had a thousand times how jesus found the tender moments to let him know he'd done just fine and the carpenter recited the greatest [truths] he'd ever learned and testified they came from jesus and then her heart within her burned and they embraced and she departed and joseph told her one more time "tell them i was not his father tell them he was mine" "no i was not his father tell them he was mine"
