Take This Hammer  - Roud #4299
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day  
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day  
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day  
I got to get my money, got to get my pay  
  
Chorus  
  Take this hammer, take it to the captain  
  Take this hammer, take it to the captain  
  Take this hammer, take it to the captain  
  Tell him I’m gone, Lord, tell him I’m gone  
  
 Break  
  
And If he asks you, was I running  
If he asks you, was I running  
Oh If he asks you, was I running  
Tell him I was flying, Lord tell him I was flying  
  
And if he asks you, was I laughing  
If he asks you, was I laughing  
Oh if he asks you, was I laughing  
Tell him I was crying, Lord tell him I was crying  
  
  Chorus and Break  
  
Oh this old hammer, it’ll ring like silver  
This old hammer, ring like silver  
This old hammer, ring like silver  
But it shines like gold, Lord it shines like gold  
  
  Chorus and Break  
 |