A song from a poem written by Ann Martin about her Father. This is the version I played the first time Ann heard the poem put to music.
Lyrics
Chorus:
He's the Traveling Handyman. He goes up and down the coast.
Building and repairing. He's really quite the most.
Verse 1:
Anything you name it. He'll nail it, glue it, or frame it.
Replace, redo, remodel. With the tools to do it all.
Chorus:
He's the Traveling Handyman. He goes up and down the coast.
Building and repairing. He's really quite the most.
Verse 2:
Weather installing or removing. He'll say any job worth doing,
Is a job worth doing right. Just put on a pot of coffee, cause he's up before the light.
Chorus:
He's the Traveling Handyman. He goes up and down the coast.
Building and repairing. He's really quite the most.
Verse3:
He'll work from start to finish. Down to the final coat of varnish.
When the job is all done and the tools are neatly pack.
He'll head off down the road, but worry he'll be back.
Chorus:
He's the Traveling Handyman. He goes up and down the coast.
Building and repairing. He's really quite the most.
He's the Traveling Handyman. He goes up and down the coast.
Building and repairing. He's really quite the most.
Ending:
He's the Traveling Handyman. He's the Traveling Handyman.
He's the Traveling Handyman. He's really quite the most.