Take This Hammer is a prison work song collected by John and Alan Lomax.
(G) Take this hammer
carry it to my (D) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (G) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (C) captain
Tell him I'm (G) gone
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I'm (G) gone
If he asks you
was I (D) running
If he asks you
was I (G) running
If he asks you
was I (C) running
Tell him I was (G) flying
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I was (G) flying
Take this hammer
carry it to my (D) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (G) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (C) captain
Tell him I'm (G) gone
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I'm (G) gone
If he asks you
was I (D) laughing
If he asks you
was I (G) laughing
If he asks you
was I (C) laughing
You tell him I was (G) crying
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I was (G) crying
Take this hammer
carry it to my (D) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (G) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (C) captain
Tell him I'm (G) gone
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I'm (G) gone
I don't want your
cornbread 'n' mo (D) lasses
I don't want your
cornbread and mo (G) lasses
I don't want your
cornbread and mo (C) lasses
It hurts my (G) pride\Oh (D) Lord, it hurts my (G) pride
Take this hammer
carry it to my (D) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (G) captain
Take this hammer
carry it to my (C) captain
Tell him I'm (G) gone
Oh (D) Lord, you tell him I'm (G) gone
Tell him I'm (D) gone
Oh Lord, you tell him I'm (G) gone
wir haben das irgendwann mal in der schule gesungen.
Zeitumkehrer 1 year ago 2
Nicely done.
Aeschylus 1 year ago
Brilliant!
IfanSaer 2 years ago
I L<3 these song..Thank you for sharing them..this man has a beautiful voice.. :)
dcrapunzel 2 years ago
superb
zand3r73 2 years ago