Chorus

Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain

An’ Tell him I’m gone
Tell him I’m gone

Verse 1

If he ask you was I runnin’
If he ask you was I runnin’
If he ask you was I runnin’
Tell him I was flyin’
Tell him I was flyin’
If he ask you was I laughin’
If he ask you was I laughin’
If he ask you was I laughin’
Tell him I was cryin’
Tell him I was cryin’

Chorus


Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Take this hammer carry it to the captain

Tell him I’m gone
Tell him I’m gone


Verse 2


I don’t want no green back dollar
I don’t want no green back dollar
I don’t want no green back dollar


It hurts my pride
It hurts my pride

Chorus

Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Take this hammer carry it to the captain

Tell him I’m gone
Tell him I’m gone


Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone
Tell him I’m gone


Traditional arranged byManuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau

Hold back my feelings 'Cos my feet are on the run today Trying to find the old walk path Where we shook these old blue shoes away Oh these old beats still kick my mind The day we shook the tock from time Oh! Yeah this old dog, ain't lying down (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Going to kick the beat, till I'm in the ground (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Going to stamp my feet, to a new groove (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Oh, it feels so fine, yeah I got some new shoes on my mind (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Gonna shake these old dog blues Shake 'em in the morning In the evening, summer time, I feel alive Everything's so fine, so fine In these new shoes of mine Gonna shake these old dog blues Gonna step a new groove in these shoes of mine All night long Shake 'em in the morning In the evening, shake it, shake it Everything's so fine, so fine Yeah, got these new shows on my mind Gonna kick these old dog blues Yeah in these shoes of mine It's all I want, shake 'em off Gonna let me loose, and set me free (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Alright, kick 'em off, gonna let me breathe (Shake these old dog blues of mine) Everything's so fine, so fine (Shake these old dog blues of mine)

Give it up for the little ones, their sunshine smile Their head so wild and free Give it up for the moonlight, the cold cold nights The stars shine down on me The beauty in the sun, the shimmer of the rain The swaying of the trees, with every cold embrace But something's going on, things have got to change We can't erase the writing on the page All we got to do is (stand up) Oh, can't you hear it (stand up) All we got to do is (stand up) Oh can't you see All we got to do is stand up together, stand up together In peace, in love, in light People we need one another, believe in each other One world, one love, one light Oh, yeah yeah... Oh, there's one above, yeah Oh, and only one life Oh, there's one above, yeah Oh, ooh ooh ooh Everybody (stand up) Can't you hear me (stand up) Oh, can't you see (stand up) All we got to do is stand up together, stand up together In peace, in love, in light People we need one another, believe in each other One world, one love, one light Oh, there's one above, yeah Oh, there's only one life Oh, there's one above, yeah Oh, there's only one life