I love singing this song. During a pub sing one of my friends asked if we could double the chorus to linger a bit longer on those beautiful words. We did that a couple of times but I found myself wishing for a longer chorus instead of doubling the original. So, apologies to Dick Swain, I added two more lines to the beginning. Here's the result:

   Aged wood is best for carving, on that you can depend, but
   Aging to a carver has seldom been a friend, so
   While my hand is steady, while my eyes are good
   I will carve the music of the wind into the wood

Charley R