Misc Traditional – Take This Hammer (Guitar)
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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.
[Chorus]
G D Take this hammer, carry it to my captain D G Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G C Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G D G Tell him I'm gone, Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone
[Verse 1]
G D If he asks you, was I running D G If he asks you, was I running G C If he asks you, was I running G D G Tell him I was flying, Oh Lord, you tell him I was flying
[Chorus]
G D Take this hammer, carry it to my captain D G Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G C Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G D G Tell him I'm gone, Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone
[Verse 2]
G D If he asks you, was I laughing D G If he asks you, was I laughing G C If he asks you, was I laughing G D G You tell him I was crying, Oh Lord, you tell him I was crying
[Chorus]
G D Take this hammer, carry it to my captain D G Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G C Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G D G Tell him I'm gone, Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone
[Verse 3]
G D I don’t want your, old darn shackles D G I don’t want your, old darn shackles G C I don’t want your, old darn shackles G D G It hurts my leg, Oh Lord, it hurts my leg
[Verse 4]
G D I don't want your, cornbread 'n' molasses D G I don't want your, cornbread 'n' molasses G C I don't want your, cornbread 'n' molasses G D G It hurts my pride, Oh Lord, it hurts my pride
[Chorus]
G D Take this hammer, carry it to my captain D G Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G C Take this hammer, carry it to my captain G D G Tell him I'm gone, Oh Lord, you tell him I'm gone