If I Had A Hammer Song

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh if i had a hammer i d hammer in the morning i d hammer in the evening all over this land i d hammer out danger i d hammer out a.

If i had a hammer song. Pete seeger performs if i had a hammer the hammer song after being introduced by john mellencamp at the farm aid concert in saratoga springs ny on septe. This was a big hit for trini lopez. Now two and a half decades later in celebration of the 50t. This song was the weaver s biggest hit most likely due to the repetition and simplicity of the.

If i had a hammer the hammer song is a song written by pete seeger and lee hays. If i had a hammer i d hammer in the morning i d hammer in the evening all over this land i d hammer out danger i d hammer out a warning i d hammer about the. About if i had a hammer hammer song the hammer in question is a metaphor for power. Peter paul and mary perform if i had a hammer live at their 25th anniversary concert in 1986.

If i had a hammer lyrics. Nicholas arena on w. 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 and then by peter paul and mary the song was not particularly successful when it was first released likely due in part to the. Peter paul and mary was a folk singing group brought together by manager albert grossman who was looking to form a folk pop supergroup made up of a tall.

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 it was a number 10 hit for peter paul and mary in 1962 and then went to number three a year later when recorded by trini lopez.