Listen to Take This Hammer by Leadbelly

Take This Hammer

Leadbelly

Blues

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COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Lead Belly

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Lyrics

Take this hammer (Hah!)

And carry to the captain (Hah!)

Take this hammer (Hah!)

And carry to the captain (Hah!)

Take this hammer (Hah!)

And carry to the captain (Hah!)

And tell him I'm gone (Hah!)

And tell him I'm gone (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

And tell him I was cryin' (Hah!)

And tell him I was cryin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I runnin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I runnin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I runnin' (Hah!)

And tell him I was flyin' (Hah!)

And tell him I was flyin' (Hah!)

I don't want no (Hah!)

Cornbread and molasses (Hah!)

I don't want no, oh no (Hah!)

Cornbread and molasses (Hah!)

I don't want no (Hah!)

Cornbread and molasses (Hah!)

It hurt my pride, oh Lord (Hah!)

It hurt my pride, so true, yeah man (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

If he ask you (Hah!)

Was I laughin' (Hah!)

You can tell him I was cryin', oh yes, Lord (Hah!)

You can tell him I was cryin' (Hah!)

Written by: Lead Belly

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