Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "The Hammer Song" lyrics

The Hammer Song

I set out on mondayThe night was cold and vastAnd my brother slept

And though I left quite quietlyMy father raged and ragedAnd my mother wept

Now, my life was like a riverAll sucked into the groundAnd then the hammer came downLord, the hammer came down

Many miles did I roamThrough the ice and through the snowMy horse died on the seventh day

I stumbled into a cityWhere the people tried to kill meAnd I ran in shame

Then I came upon a riverAnd I laid my saddle downAnd then the hammer came downLord, the hammer came downIt knocked me to the groundAnd I said, "Please, pleaseTake me back to my home ground"Lord, the hammer came down

Now I've been made weak by visionsFor visions did I seeAll through the night

On the seventh hour an angel cameWith many snakes in all his handsAnd I fled in fright

I pushed off into the riverAnd the water came aroundAnd then the hammer came downLord, the hammer came downAnd it did not make a soundAnd I said, "Please, pleaseTake me back to my home ground"Lord, the hammer came down

And I pushed off into the riverAnd the water swelled aroundAnd then the hammer came downLord, the hammer came downAnd it did not make a soundAnd I said, "Please, pleaseTake me back to my home ground"Lord, the hammer came downBut it throw me round and roundAnd I said, "Please, pleaseTake me back to my home town"Lord, the hammer came downAnd it knocked my to the groundAnd I got down on my kneesAnd I said, "Please"I said, "Take me to my home town"Lord, the hammer came downAnd it did not make a soundAnd I said, "Please, pleaseTake me back to my home ground"Lord, the hammer came down