Merrill Jay Singers - Take this Hammer (Songs of the Railroad)

Details
Title | Merrill Jay Singers - Take this Hammer (Songs of the Railroad) |
Author | 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 |
Duration | 3:54 |
File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=3y5FvJjxkUA |
Description
SONG DESCRIPTION:
Down South, African Americans did most of the grueling labor of railroad construction. Steel driving crews would chant this work song while drilling holes into rock for dynamite charges. This song originated in chain gangs and expresses personal resentment and loneliness.
Ripped from the 1998 Rockhaven release.