Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Nick Cave
Canonical path: /nick-cave/the-hammer-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Hammer Song
Read The Hammer Song lyrics by Nick Cave on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Hammer Song
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Oh please don't send me out
Said the man with the hammer, hammering the anvil
I been walking on a road of rocks
And I keep on hammering, keep on hammering, keep on hammering,
Hammering the anvil
Don't let the sun go down
Said the man with the fire, firing the furnace
I been buried in the snow
And I keep on firing, keep on firing, keep on firing,
Firing the furnace
Oh don't talk to me
Said the man with the chisel, chiseling the surface
I been sleeping far too long
And I keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling, keep on chiseling,
Chiseling the surface
I don't know what you mean
Said the man with the shovel, shoveling the ashes
I been digging in the frozen ground
And I keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling, keep on shoveling,
Shoveling the ashes
Shoveling the ashes
Chiseling the surface
Firing the furnace
Hammering the anvil
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Nick Cave performs "The Hammer Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Nick Cave catalog on LyroVerse.
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