Pass the Hammer

talk of towers and of crowns

And gold that gathers on the ground

But I never cared for stories grand

Or the heavy keys in a nobleman's hand

Give me bread when the morning comes

A roof that holds against the drums

Of weather and of worried times

And a neighbor's laugh to share the lines

Chorus

Build it simple build it sound

Good sense roots in common ground

Pass the hammer down the street

Every helping hand is sweet

Build it simple that's the way

Common sense will win the day

Post-Chorus

La la la oh-oh

La la la la oh-oh

Verse 2

We don't need a law of steel

To know when a wound is real

We don't need a regiment

To know that plain good sense is meant

To feed the hungry clothe the cold

To keep the young from growing old

In worry just a simple rule

Be the good you want to rule

Pre-Chorus

So raise it up not tall but true

From the sparrow line to you

Chorus

Build it simple build it sound

Good sense roots in common ground

Pass the hammer down the street

Every helping hand is sweet

Build it simple that's the way

Common sense will win the day

Bridge

Timber straight and windows wide

No one sits alone inside

Small enough to know each name

Old enough to stay the same

Chorus

Build it simple build it sound

Good sense roots in common ground

Pass the hammer down the street

Every helping hand is sweet

Build it simple that's the way

Common sense will win the day

Post-Chorus

La la la oh-oh

La la la la oh-oh