Odetta - The American Dream: Yes We Can

Take This Hammer

Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, boys
Tell him I'm gone.

I don't want these your cold iron shackles
I don't want these your cold iron shackles
I don't want these your cold iron shackles
Around my leg, boys
Around my leg

If he ask you, was I running
if he ask you, was I running
if he ask you, was I running
Tell him I'm flyin', boys
Tell him I'm flyin'

If he ask you, was I laughing
if he ask you, was I laughing
if he ask you, was I laughing
Tell him I'm cryin', boys
Tell him I'm cryin'

I don't want your corn bread and mollasses
I don't want your corn bread and mollasses
I don't want your corn bread and mollasses
It's my pride, boys
It's my pride

Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, boys
Tell him I'm gone



Credits
Writer(s): Pd Traditional, J Baird
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Other Album Tracks

  1. This Land Is Your Land
  2. Take This Hammer
  3. He's Got the Whole World
  4. Jesus Christ
  5. Turn Turn Turn (live)
  6. Two Good Men
  7. God's Gonna Cut You Down
  8. Ain't Got No Home In This World
  9. If I Had a Hammer
  10. Oh Freedom (Trilogy)

All Album Tracks: The American Dream: Yes We Can >

Altri album

  1. I Know Where I'm Going
  2. Live in Mestre Venezia 1985
  3. Extended Play Collection - EP
  4. Sings Ballads & Blues
  5. What Month Was Jesus Born (Live)
  6. The Christmas Collection - Carols and Hymns
  7. Beautiful Star - Shout for Joy
  8. Go Tell It On The Mountain
  9. Odetta in Japan (Live)
  10. Folk Songs

All Albums of Odetta >

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