F
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
C
Tell him I'm goin' down south
F
Tell him I'm goin' down to New Orleans
C
Gonna see my baby, 'fore she leaves this town
Chorus
Bb F
Oh! Take this hammer
Bb
and carry it to the captain
Bb
Tell him I'm goin' down south
F
Gonna see my baby, 'fore she leaves this town
Verse 2
F
If you see my baby, tell her I'm a-comin'
C
Tell her I'm on the way
F
Tell her I'm on that long country highway
C
I won't be long, not many more days.
Verse 3
F
In that Gulf, Costa Rican Valley
C
I will lay my head down
F
There'll be no more hammerin', drivin'
C
In that lonesome, valley town
Verse 4
Bb F
Oh, take this hammer
Bb
and carry it to the captain
Bb
Tell him I'm goin' down south
F
Gonna see my baby, 'fore she leaves this town
Verse 5
Bb F
Oh, take this hammer
Bb
and carry it to the captain
Bb
Tell him I'm goin' down south
F
Gonna see my baby, 'fore she leaves this town