Trini Lopez- If I Had A Hammer

Trini Lopes (1965)

Wow, guys and gals!

I'm going so deep inside the 60's today. After I found

Rita Pavone's song ("Datemi un Martello"), guess what?!

I discovered that the "Italian" song, actually is an American folk music named "If I had a hammer"... I got so surprised! There are lots of versions of it like folk, country, rock, R&B, reggae... Ufa!!! Anyway, I chose the one I like better to post here. It's the Trini Lopes' version. Trini Lopes used to sing rock with his Latin style, just as Ritchie Valens did. After Ritchie Valens death, Trini started to sing Valens' great hit, "La Bamba", and he became himself a successful singer. Anyway, in this video we can watch the great Trini Lopez performing his hit "If I Had A Hammer" on "Hootenanny", December 21, 1963. Dick Brant is on bass, and Mickey Jones on drums. You may recognize Jones from his recurring role as Pete Bilker on the "Home Improvement" television series.

If I Had A Hammer

Trini Lopez

If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah
All over this land

If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between
My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah
All over this land.

If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening
All over this land
I'd sing out danger
I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between
My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah
All over this land.

I got a hammer
And I got a bell
I got a song to sing
All over this land
It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's the song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land
All over this land
All over this land
All over this land
All over this land