The ToneWay® Project: helping people play music

Take this Hammer [core]

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

If he ask you, was I runnin',... (×3)
Tell him I's a-flyin', tell him I's a-flyin'

If he ask you, was I laughin',... (×3)
Tell him I's a-cryin', tell him I's a-cryin'

I don't want your cold iron shackles,... (×3)
It hurts my leg, it hurts my leg

I don't want no peas and cornbread,... (×3)
They hurt my pride, they hurt my pride

Available in these books:

Get Started Plus:
Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com