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If I Had a Hammer Lyrics
The love cry of the traveling man goes
"No one knows who I am
But I'm as priceless as a brass ring
That's losing the heat from your hand"
A quiet man sits quietly learning his lesson
The slow, smooth wheel of disintegration
You don't want them to talk to you
No, you don't want to take part
You say, "Just get me back to the leper colony
'Cos that's where you left my heart"
I feel time pass by like a joy no medicine can preserve
Somewhere along the line, I lost my nerve
Maybe I'm almost there
Give me the keys to your theme park
Bury me under your layer of snow
And watch me ride all the rides
Around and around I go
I don't know if I've reached the bottom yet
And I don't know if the ice has finally begun to set
I feel time pass by like a joy I tried so hard to relearn
But somewhere along the line, I passed the point of no return
"No one knows who I am
But I'm as priceless as a brass ring
That's losing the heat from your hand"
The slow, smooth wheel of disintegration
You don't want them to talk to you
No, you don't want to take part
You say, "Just get me back to the leper colony
'Cos that's where you left my heart"
Somewhere along the line, I lost my nerve
Bury me under your layer of snow
And watch me ride all the rides
Around and around I go
And I don't know if the ice has finally begun to set
I feel time pass by like a joy I tried so hard to relearn
But somewhere along the line, I passed the point of no return
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Submitted by
michial On Aug 23, 2006
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The "Hammer" in this song is a metaphor for POWER, and a call to use that power to promote love and fight Injustice.
"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement. and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman.
The United States Progressive Party of 1948 was a left-wing political party that served as a vehicle for former Vice President Henry A. Wallace's 1948 presidential campaign. The party sought desegregation, the establishment of a national health insurance system, an expansion of the welfare system, and the nationalization of the energy industry. The party also sought conciliation with the Soviet Union during the early stages of the Cold War.
The Freedom Bell (in German, Freiheitsglocke) in Berlin, Germany, is a bell that was given as a gift from Americans to the city of Berlin in 1950 as a symbol of anti-communism, and was inspired by the American Liberty Bell.
Hammer of Justice - To do right by the people Progressive Movement such as desegregation, nationalization of the energy industry healthcare for all Bell of Freedom - Basic freedoms all people should have and referencing the Freedom Bell as a sign of Anti-Communism
Song about love for all men.