If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

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Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, 1949. Originally recorded by The Weavers. Springsteen version released on the 2018 compilation Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches.

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Credits

• Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches (Compilation, 2018)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Sam Bardfeld: violin
  • Frank Bruno: acoustic guitar
  • Jeremy Chatzky: bass
  • Mark Clifford: banjo
  • Larry Eagle: percussion
  • Charles Giordano: accordion
  • Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
  • Mark Pender: backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals

Performances

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Released on Album

Released on Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches (Compilation, 2018).

On The Tracks

IF I HAD A HAMMER (THE HAMMER SONG)

COMP: APPLESEED21

Note: Recorded on January 21, 2006 at the third of the three Seeger Sessions. Released on October 19, 2018 on the various artists charity compilation Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches (Appleseed).

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^{Studio Sessions: The Seeger Sessions}

Lyrics

If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

One two, a one two

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening all over this land
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land

If I had a bell I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening all over this land
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land

Soozie

If I had a song I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening all over this land
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land

Mark

Well I got a hammer and I got a bell
I got me a song to sing all over this land
It's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedom
It's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land

(Ooh ooh)

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