SONG: Take This Hammer ARTIST: Traditional, first collected by John % Adam Lomax This song, with 4 or 5 others, are known as Hammer Songs: prison, logging, and railroad work songs. The lyrics may vary depending on the band. It first was mentioned in writing in 1915. Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Tell him I'm gone Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone If he asks you was I running If he asks you was I running If he asks you was I running Tell him I was flying Oh Lord, you tell him I was flying Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Tell him I'm gone Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone If he asks you was I laughing If he asks you was I laughing If he asks you was I laughing You tell him I was crying Oh Lord, you tell him I was crying Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Tell him I'm gone Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone I don't want your cornbread 'n' molasses I don't want your cornbread and molasses I don't want your cornbread and molasses It hurts my pride Oh Lord, it hurts my pride Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Take this hammer carry it to my captain Tell him I'm gone Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone
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