Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Johnny Tillotson
Canonical path: /johnny-tillotson/take-this-hammer
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take This Hammer
Read Take This Hammer lyrics by Johnny Tillotson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take This Hammer
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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 oh tell him I'm gone
I'm gonna ride that midnight special
I'm gonna ride that midnight special
I'm gonna ride that midnight special
And I ain't coming back oh I ain't coming back
Take this hammer take it to the Captain...
[ banjo ]
I don't want your cold iron shackles
I don't want your cold iron shackles
Now I don't want your cold iron shackles
Cause they hurt my leg oh they hurt my leg
Take this hammer take it to the Captain...
Take this hammer take it to the Captain...
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Johnny Tillotson performs "Take This Hammer", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Tillotson catalog on LyroVerse.
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