Lead Belly - Take This Hammer
Back down south when the boys is working, every time you hear them say "hah" that's when the hammer falls and the hammer rings. The boys gives the hammer a swing and then they gonna sing
They got rythm and they got swing as they sing
★ Verse 1 ★
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
You tell him I'm gone (Wah!)
You tell him I'm gone (Wah!)
★ Verse 2 ★
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was flyin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was flyin' (Wah!)
★ Verse 3 ★
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
And tеll him I was cryin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was cryin' (Wah!)
★ Verse 4 ★
I don't want no (Wah!)
Cornbread and molasses (Wah!)
I don't want no, oh no (Wah!)
Cornbrеad and molasses (Wah!)
I don't want no (Wah!)
Cornbread and molasses (Wah!)
It hurts my pride, oh Lord (Wah!)
It hurts my pride (Wah!)
★ Verse 5 ★
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Tell him I'm gone (Wah!)
You tell him I'm gone (Wah!)
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Biography
While serving time for murder in 1925, he was pardoned by the Governor of Texas. The governor had visited the prison several times to hear Leadbelly sing, and Leadbelly later maintained that he won over the governor with his song “Please Pardon Me.”
Huddie Ledbetter aka “Leadbelly” earned his nickname for violent behavior and ability to drink moonshine. Leadbelly didn’t sell many records, but his folk music was later discovered and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was known to be heavily influenced by Leadbelly. Most famously, “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” was covered by the band during their MTV Unplugged performance.
Nirvana covered two other Leadbelly songs, “Ain’t It A Shame” and “They Hung Him on a Cross”.