Peter, Paul And Mary Lyrics. "If I Had A Hammer". (originally by Pete Seeger) If I had a hammer. I'd hammer in the morning. I'd hammer in the evening. All over this land. And I'd hammer out danger. I'd hammer out a warning.
Peter, Paul And Mary Lyrics. I want to be with him from morning to night. Won't you let me go with you? that your Captain will call you and you must obey. Won't you let me go with you? I'll pass as your comrade, as we march along. I'll pass as your comrade, no one will ever know. Won't you let me go with you?She had her apron wrapped about her And he took her for a swan But it's oh and alas, it was she, Polly Von He ran up beside her and found it was she He turned away his head for he could not bear to see He lifted her up and found she was dead A fountain of tears for his true love, he shed She had her apron wrapped about her And he took her for a The cover of this song by Peter, Paul, and Mary (subtitled "The Hammer Song") was their first big hit. It was released on their debut, self-titled album in 1962, and was their second single, following "Lemon Tree," which made #35 US in June 1962. "If I Had A Hammer" went to #10 in October of that year, and the trio soon became one of the best A tale is told and the seed is sown. From dust we came into dust we'll go. You the know the Lord once told us so. Each brother takes His hand. Heed the meaning of the Lord's command. Get ready, brother, for that day. Everybody gonna pray on the very last day. Oh when they hear that bell a-ring the world away.
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Yes I'm one, yes I'm two, yes I'm three, yes I'm four, Yes I'm 500 miles away from home. Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home. Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name.
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