This Hammer:Spencer Davis Group.
#44 in 1965.
#1.
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day,
working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
gotta earn my money, boy, I gotta earn my pay.
#2.
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 Iâm gone, buddy, you can tell him Iâm gone.
(INTERLUDE:HARMONICA:)
#3.
If he asks you, was I laughing?
If he asks you, was I laughing?
If he asks you, was I laughing..?
tell him Iâm fine, buddy, you can tell him Iâm fine.
#4.
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 Iâm gone, buddy, you can tell him Iâm gone.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.