The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Hammer Song

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"Oh please, don't sell me out"
Said the man with the hammer
Hammering the anvil
"I've been walking on the road of rocks
And I keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Hammering the anvil."

"Don't let the sun go down"
Said the man with the fire
Firing the furnace
"I've been buried in the snow
And I keep on firing
Keep on firing
Keep on firing
Firing the furnace."

"Don't talk to me"
Said the man with the chisel
Chiseling the surface
"I've been sleeping far too long
And I keep on chiseling
Keep on chiseling
Keep on chiseling
Chiseling the surface."

"I don't know what you mean"
Said the man with the shovel
Shoveling the ashes
"I've been diggin' in the frozen ground
And I keep on shoveling
Keep on shoveling
Keep on shoveling
Shoveling the ashes."

Chiseling the surface
Firing the furnace
Hammering the anvil
Hammering the anvil

"Don't sell me out"
Said the man with the hammer
Hammering the anvil
"I've been walking on the road of rocks
And I keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Hammering the anvil."

Shoveling the ashes
Chiseling the surface
Firing the furnace
Hammering the anvil
Keeping on, keeping on, keeping on
Hammering the anvil

I'm gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on hammering
I'm gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on hammering

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nosilverbird On Apr 21, 2021

"Don't let the sun go down"
Said the man with the fire
Firing the furnace
"I've been buried in the snow
And I keep on firing
Keep on firing
Keep on firing
Firing the furnace."

"Don't talk to me"
Said the man with the chisel
Chiseling the surface
"I've been sleeping far too long
And I keep on chiseling
Keep on chiseling
Keep on chiseling
Chiseling the surface."

"I don't know what you mean"
Said the man with the shovel
Shoveling the ashes
"I've been diggin' in the frozen ground
And I keep on shoveling
Keep on shoveling
Keep on shoveling
Shoveling the ashes."

Chiseling the surface
Firing the furnace
Hammering the anvil
Hammering the anvil

"Don't sell me out"
Said the man with the hammer
Hammering the anvil
"I've been walking on the road of rocks
And I keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Keep on hammering
Hammering the anvil."

Shoveling the ashes
Chiseling the surface
Firing the furnace
Hammering the anvil
Keeping on, keeping on, keeping on
Hammering the anvil

I'm gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on hammering
I'm gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on hammering

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2021-04-21 16:43:33

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by MrWillow

4y ago

Please somebody comment on this song. I love it, but I am looking for some prespective.

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by demont

4y ago

I think this song talks about people who are doing their everyday, routine jobs and a character seems to try to communicate them, talk with them about some other thing or advices them to change something in their jobs maybe, but they\'ve been doing what they are doing for far too long and they don\'t care about what the character is saying. They just want to do their jobs, stick to their routine and stay in their comfort zone.\n\nIt might be a metaphor for the certain part of the society that is afraid of change and new ideas. They are afraid to change things in their lives because they are used to it and any change would mean they will need to readapt and have some troubles. They want none of it. \n\nSo keep on hammering, keep on hammering, keep on hammering... I want none of your new, fancy ideas, I just want to do what I\'m used to do. Even if it is bad for me.

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