Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Leadbelly
Canonical path: /leadbelly/take-this-hammer
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take This Hammer
Read Take This Hammer lyrics by Leadbelly on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take This Hammer
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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
Tell him I'm gone
If he asks you was I runnin'
If he asks you was I runnin'
If he asks you was I runnin'
Tell him I was flyin'
Tell him I was flyin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
If he asks you was I laughin'
Tell him I was cryin'
Tell him I was cryin'
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
But I got my pride
Well, I got my pride
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Who performs "Take This Hammer"?
Leadbelly performs "Take This Hammer", and this lyric page sits inside the Leadbelly catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to When It's Springtime In The Rockies and Meeting At The Building with a short reason for opening each page next.
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