Odetta

Take This Hammer

Odetta


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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 your cold iron shackles
I don't want your cold iron shackles
I don't want 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 flying, boys
Tell him I'm flying

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 crying, boys
Tell him I'm crying

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

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


Writer/s: HUDDIE LEDBETTER

Take This Hammer de Odetta

This song appears in 28 albums

Sings Ballads & Blues - Odetta
Sings Ballads & Blues
2016
Quality Music 100 (100 Recordings Remastered) - Odetta
Quality Music 100 (100 Recordings Remastered)
2014
The Complete Collection: 1954 - 1962 - Odetta
The Complete Collection: 1954 - 1962
2014
Classic Odetta, Vol. 5: At the Gate of Horn - Odetta
Classic Odetta, Vol. 5: At the Gate of Horn
2013
Easy Rider - Odetta
Easy Rider
2013
The Collection - Odetta
The Collection
2013
The Legend of Odetta: 30 Folk and Blues Masterpieces (Traditional Standards) - Odetta
The Legend of Odetta: 30 Folk and Blues Masterpieces (Traditional Standards)
2013
Complete Collection: 1954 - 1962 - Odetta
Complete Collection: 1954 - 1962
2013
Odetta At the Gates of Horn - Odetta
Odetta At the Gates of Horn
2013
At the Gate of Horn - Odetta
At the Gate of Horn
2013
Easy Rider (That's Entertainment) - Odetta
Easy Rider (That's Entertainment)
2012
99 Favourite Sprituals - Odetta
99 Favourite Sprituals
2012
At the Gates of Horn (Bonus Track Version) - Odetta
At the Gates of Horn (Bonus Track Version)
2012
The Best of Odetta - Odetta
The Best of Odetta
2012
The Ultimate Collection - Odetta
The Ultimate Collection
2011
Essential Gold [Digitally Remastered] (Re-mastered,Collection) - Odetta
Essential Gold [Digitally Remastered] (Re-mastered,Collection)
2008
Essential Gold (Remastered) - Odetta
Essential Gold (Remastered)
2008
Timber - Odetta
Timber
2008
Sings Ballads & Blues (Remastered) - Odetta
Sings Ballads & Blues (Remastered)
2007
At the Gate of Horn (Remastered) - Odetta
At the Gate of Horn (Remastered)
2007
Ballads & Blues - Odetta
Ballads & Blues
2007
Absolutely the Best - Odetta - Odetta
Absolutely the Best - Odetta
2006
The Best of Odetta - Ballads & Blues - Odetta
The Best of Odetta - Ballads & Blues
2006
Tradition Masters Series - Odetta
Tradition Masters Series
1996
The Best of Odetta - Odetta
The Best of Odetta
1967
Odetta at the Gate of Horn - Odetta
Odetta at the Gate of Horn
1957
At the Gate of Horn - Odetta
At the Gate of Horn
1957
The Tradition Masters - Odetta
The Tradition Masters
1956
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