If I Had a Hammer

Words and music by L. Hays and P. Seeger

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 all of my brothers and my sisters
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 all of my brothers and my sisters
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 world,
I'd sing out danger
I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

If I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing ... all over this land,
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

For Parents

Depending on where you live, you may have different land-related weather concerns—be they hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and others. Prepare yourself and your family with these ideas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For Kids

Do you want to know what’s happening on the land in your state? Check out Science in Your Backyard from the U.S. Geological Survey. It’s also called the USGS. The USGS was set up to help people study and understand the Earth.

For Teachers

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is creating a publicly accessible database of protected areas across the country—more than 715 million acres held by federal, state, and local governments and some nonprofits. Learn more about what is called the USGS Gap Analysis Program and how to download the data for your state.