TAKE THIS HAMMER
The Notting Hillibilies
1990
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain, (3x)
Tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone
If he ask you was I runnin' (3x)
Tell him I'm flyin'
If he ask you was I laughin',
Tell him I was cryin'
I don't want no cold iron shackles,
Around my leg
I don't want no cornbread and molasses,
They hurt my pride
I'm go'n' make these few days I started,
Then I'm goin' home
Traditional, USA