1. 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.
2. If he ask you, was I runnin',
Tell him I's flyin', tell him I's flyin'.
3. If he ask you, was I laughin',
Tell him I was cryin', tell him I was cryin'.
4. I don't want no cold iron shackles,
Around my leg, around my leg.
5. I'm goin' make these few days I started,
Then I'm goin' home, then I'm goin' home.
