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