If I Had a Hammer
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"If I Had a Hammer" is a classic American folk song, written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, that became an anthem of the civil rights and social justice movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If I Had a Hammer canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| composer | Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
anthem of social justice movements
ⓘ
anthem of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | The Weavers ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ protest song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later protest songs ⓘ |
| hasLyrics |
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
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It's the bell of freedom ⓘ It's the hammer of justice ⓘ It's the song about the love between my brothers and my sisters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lyrics about a bell
ⓘ
lyrics about a hammer ⓘ lyrics about a song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lee Hays ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
justice
ⓘ
love between brothers and sisters ⓘ warning ⓘ |
| medium | music ⓘ |
| movementAssociatedWith |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
social justice movement ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy |
Peter, Paul and Mary
ⓘ
Trini Lopez ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | The Weavers ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
civil rights rallies
ⓘ
folk music concerts ⓘ protest demonstrations ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Harry Belafonte
ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ Lena Horne ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ SNCC Freedom Singers ⓘ
surface form:
The Freedom Singers
The Weavers ⓘ Trini Lopez ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
ⓘ
equality ⓘ freedom ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| title | If I Had a Hammer self-link ⓘ |
| writer |
Lee Hays
ⓘ
Pete Seeger ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.