pete seeger and lee hays sang the first recorded version of if i had a hammer.
pete seeger and lee hays sang the first recorded version of if i had a hammer.
who sang the first recorded version of if i had a hammer?
pete seeger and lee hays
if i had a hammer









































"if i had a hammer (the hammer song)" is a song written by pete seeger and lee hays. it was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by the weavers, a folk music quartet composed of seeger, hays, ronnie gilbert, and fred hellerman. it was a number 10 hit for peter, paul and mary in 1962 and then went to number three a year later when recorded by trini lopez.
if i had a hammer
bullet::::4. "through the looking glass" (first recorded version) (boyce, hart, red baldwin) – 2:31









































bullet::::5. "don't listen to linda" (first recorded version) (boyce, hart) – 2:28









































bullet::::6. "kicking stones (teeny tiny gnome)" (lynn castle, wayne erwin) – 2:32









































bullet::::7. "look out (here comes tomorrow)" (with peter's narration) (diamond) – 3:08









































bullet::::8. "i'm a believer" (early version – alternate mix) (diamond) – 2:51









































bullet::::9. "mr. webster" (first recorded version) (boyce, hart) – 2:47









































disc two









































"tracks 1-12: original album in mono"









































bullet::::1. "words" (first recorded version) (boyce, hart) – 2:58









































bullet::::2. "look out (here comes tomorrow)" (tv version) (diamond) – 2:50
more of the monkees