If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) sung by Jack Marti

[Kobla1992]

my own one

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[LucianaRienne]

I knew this song since I was 6..I'm fourteen now and can sing this as beautifully as anyone

[guitmartiman]

@LucianaRienne Well, alrighty then! Let's hear it!

[misterstewball]

Hello

Jack...

'Uncle Lee' would well up with emotional tears of jubilation,enthusiasm and appreciation if he heard your on the mark,and sterling quality rendition of his beloved "Hammer Song". Incidentally,Uncle Lee had always felt that "Amazing Grace" and "House of the Rising Sun" could (and should be) combined into one song (one asking the question,the other being the answer). In one of his letters to me,he had done this very thing on paper. He was clearly inspired from above.

Pax,

Max

[guitmartiman]

@misterstewball Wow! No kidding? I thought I was the first one to think of combining the two lyrics! I'm assuming you've seen my Amazing Grace In The House of the Rising Sun video. I see HRS as not so much a question as a warning and a resignation to desperation. It's the problem, really, that we all find ourselves in unless we find and receive God's amazing grace. I have another video I call Tragic Grace where I sing only the words to HRS to the traditional tune of Amazing Grace.

[misterstewball]

@guitmartiman

Hi

Jack...

I'm just relating to you what Lee had written to me...I tend to agree with your interpretation,my friend. Mr. Hays had taught me about a pair of 'lost' verses not normally performed.. No,I haven't heard your rendition. Since you don't have uploads where I can type in a search for a title,I don't know how to find it. Now that you've intrigued me...would it be too much for you to send my way (at your convenience,of course)? THANKS!

Pax,

Max

[muzboz]

Shiiiit! You're a legend!

Love this video. Awesome lighting.

Good song! Nice one.

- Murray



[biloxl]

I like it very much...........Very nice



[webkinzpeople94]

!! We sing this in schoool. I LIOVE IT!! :D

[kimmiesmom]

I kinda like it

[Drareg1648]

nice dude! +1

[biloxl]

Astrein Kollege!!!

Ich liebe Deinen Song!!!!!

Danke schön!!!!

[wizardjks]

nice love the song (0=

[mischkacharly999]

Klasse! 8DD

[bienemaja4789]

gut gesungen :)

[Loved1984]

Ja hört sich ned gut an aner das spielen is gut

[98Amyswift]

we do this in chorus!

[Kloony13]

stuuupid!

[nickjluver777]

wat r the chourds

[thehappyela]

who!

yeah!

many thanks for the party!

[thehappyela]

who yeah!

great!

this is party!

[Fabulusfreaks41610]

lol i used to sing this song all over the place when i was 5 love it

[theveiwofanother]

hahahahahah really thats cute , i just heard this song today in class when we were studying the veitnamh war in english class. I like this song , it was cute ^_^

I used to sing the song i saw the sign by Ace of base when i was 6 all the time

[Jasmin2508]

I love this song =)

[rodamo60]

Nice song,chords of diff from original,but sounds good buddy

[Donzeck]

great cover of a great song!

[smallpenis1]

nice

[carmenaudrey]

Great song!

[WinterchildX]

I remember this song from when I was like 9.

[theveiwofanother]

wow how old are you now ? This song really inspirational, i really like it alot

[Princesschenx3]

Dummes Lied!!!

[DBD1787]

This, as the rest of the comments say, is awesome.

[Kozmogirl87]

what are the chords he uses??

[lisalovesandy2]

love this song we always used to sing it in our school assemblys!

xxx

[culverlocal]

One of my fave tunes. Excellent rendition! 5stars*****

Cheers!!

GB

[Irisheyes7411]

I've always loved this song! Great job as always!!

[MaryAsinger]

Heyyy this song I always did sing when I was little....Love it...well done!

[dadhiltonmps]

one of my favorites of all time, guitmartiman

like your rendition of it

"cat"

[RLSguitar]

Loved it brother Jack! A great classic folk song. Thanks for sharing. God bless.-

[thh2410]

I know that song from school as well...

The song's great.

Same job, same procedure as every year, Jack.

I think you know what I want to express. Remember the film "Dinner For One"?

[1butterflykiss]

Awesome as always!!!!!

*kisses*

Therese

[betz28]

Oh My!!!! this is awesome!!!!

[JetBlackPup]

love it! i rated VERY FAB

i remember that from my childhood... i love it...

If i had a bell!

[cherokeedonna83]

I remember that song ! I had to sing it in a school play when I was in first grade .. . lol way back in about 1971 or 72? WOW I'm gettin' old ! LOL

[coolanddark]

great job with this long time classic Seeger song

[JacksGuitarStudents]

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[peter8656]

There is a spanish verson for this song, Victor Jara sung it 35 years ago. Hope u can find it somewhere. Si tuviera un martillo.

[guitmartiman]

Cool! I'll look for it!

[guitmartiman]

His version is called El Martillo. I couldn't find it on You Tube, but I did find it on Amazon dot com in a very expensive collection of all his songs on CD.

[peter8656]

Have u tried downloading with ares or similar?

You´ll find a lot there for sure.

[Denverbuzz]

Thanks for the smile. As always, you did a great job.

[guitmartiman]

I love making people smile! I wish you could have been at the jam I went to yesterday. That really would have made you smile. There were some really good musicians there. One of them was a lady banjo player who really did a good job on Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Another was a lady fiddle player who backed me up on Wayfaring Stranger and really made it sound awesome!

[Denverbuzz]

You are so lucky. I hope you had enough fun for the both of us.

[guitmartiman]

I don't know if that's really possible, but did have a lot of fun. I took their names and numbers, so I may do some recording with them in the future!

[Denverbuzz]

That would be fun to see. Have you planned any more songs with Laurie? We haven't seen her in a while.

[guitmartiman]

Yeah, there's a bunch I want to do with her, but she's been in South Dakota for the past month, and won't be back until Nov. 4th. She taking a two month personal training course at Black Hills Health and Education Center. She'll be nationally certified when she's finished.

[MarkFromHawaii]

Good job brother Jack! I remember hearing Peter Paul and Mary's version of this on the radio back in the day.

[guitmartiman]

Back in the day is right! You must be about my age!

[Abbey7]

I've known this song for as long as I can remember as well. Excellent! I almost broke out in dance!

[guitmartiman]

Go ahead! No one's watching! And who cares if they are! David didn't! I'm glad you liked it!

[4DRY4N]

Nice cover well done 5* A.D. :)

[guitmartiman]

Thanks! Do you know of anyone over 30 who hasn't sung this song at least once in their life?

[guitmartiman]

Thanks!

[HuggableAngel]

we sang this in primary school hehe love the song

[guitmartiman]

Pete Seeger was good at writing primary songs, don't you think?

[HuggableAngel]

puff the majic dragon peter combe over here writes awesome kids music , that was the fun part of working in child care hehehe

[alydhiends]

Nice and Jolly ^^ 5/5

[guitmartiman]

As it should be! Thanks for commenting!

[Thalysiakeuh]

omg, indeed i can imagine myself sitting around the camfire and listening to this.

great job !!

[guitmartiman]

I'm sure it's happened on more than a few occasions! Glad you enjoyed it!

[Ottawarocket]

Hey I play this song myself..not as well as you do it Jack.Love it man

Rocket Rob

[guitmartiman]

I'm sure you play it every bit as well as I do! Isn't it fun!

[skyzze]

Used to sing that in school lol cool

[guitmartiman]

I think a lot of us did!

[mmakram]

very talented...God bless this gift you have.

[guitmartiman]

That's very kind of you to say! Thank You!

[VioletKitty411]

OMGosh, I used to sing this song when I was little! I sometimes sing it as I'm cleaning. For some reason it strikes me as a housework song! Thank you for singing it, Jack!

[guitmartiman]

I remember when I was a little kid going on outings with the Braille Institute in Orange County, California, a totally blind kid named John Mitchell (about a year older than me) used to tear this song up! I remember thinking, man, I wish I could play the guitar like him! About a year or so later I started learning how to play.

[shawnmcnair1]

I may have the first comment here. That rocked man! 5 stars!!!!!11

[guitmartiman]

Congratulations! No, really, thanks for commenting! Glad you liked it. I've always loved this song!