If I had a hammer

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, and then by Peter, Paul and Mary.

It also appears in the UK hymn book "Come and praise", published by the BBC.

Lyrics
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 out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.

If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning, I'd ring it in the evening, All over this land

I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning, I'd sing it in the evening, All over this land

I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warning I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.

Well I got a hammer, And I got a bell, And I got a song to sing, all over this land.

It's the hammer of Justice, It's the bell of Freedom, It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.

It's the hammer of Justice, It's the bell of Freedom, It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land.