From the recording Too Pretty for the Blues
Words and music by Jeff Pedersen
Lead vocals - Jeff Pedersen
Guitar, banjo, gravel, shovel - Jacob Wyrtz
Backing vocals - Sarah Alvina Suome, Jacob Wyrtz
Lyrics
Lay down, lay on down
Lay down this track for me
Lay down, lay on down
Lay down this track for me
Swing that hammer hard my friend
Swing that hammer hard
You wanna give this work an end you'd better swing that hammer hard
Cutting through the mountainside - Swing that hammer hard
Wading water wild and wide
Soothe this burning thorn in my side
Been a long, long day
Far from town.
Saw the Sun come up
And I'll soon see it down
All I hear is an endless pound
Wanna dig my hole
And lay on down
Lay down, lay on down
Lay down this track for me
Lay down, lay on down
Lay down this track for me
Swing that hammer hard my friend
Swing that hammer hard
You wanna give this work an end you'd better swing that hammer hard
Cutting through the mountainside - Swing that hammer hard
Wading water wild and wide
Soothe this burning thorn in my side
Been a long, long day
Far from town
Saw the Sun come up
And I'll soon see it down
All I hear is an endless pound
Wanna dig my hole
And lay on down
