HAMMURABI’S HANDS

INTRO – SPOKEN

Welcome to Babylon, where the rules are strict,

Got 282 laws, better know every bit.

I'm King Hammurabi, got a code in my hand,

You break one little rule, better understand!

VERSE 1 – HAMMURABI

I'm Hammurabi, king of Babylon,

Built up my kingdom, now the spotlight's on.

Got a stone tablet with the laws engraved,

282 rules, better watch how you behave.

You steal somebody's goat? That's a serious crime,

You can't just say, "My bad," and expect more time.

You damage someone's house, better pay the cost,

I'm keeping things in order, no matter who's boss!

Got laws for the workers, laws for the rich,

Laws for the farmers, laws for the ditch.

You borrow some silver? Better pay it back,

I'm the ancient world's original contract attack!

HOOK

Hammurabi's Hands, got the law in my grip,

Stone-cold justice, better watch your lip!

An eye for an eye, that's the ancient plan,

Don't mess around with the Babylon man!

Hammurabi's Hands, better understand,

282 laws across the land!

VERSE 2 – THE CODE

If you're building houses, better build them right,

If the roof comes crashing, somebody's losing their life.

If a builder makes a house and it falls on the owner,

The consequences hit hard, no room for a loner.

Got rules about marriage, property, and trade,

Even got a price for the work that you made.

Doctors had fees, but the risks were high,

One bad operation and the penalties fly!

But hold up, there's a catch, let me make this clear,

The law wasn't equal for everybody here.

Your social class mattered, your status played a part,

Same exact crime could get a different start.

Babylonian justice had a complicated design,

Not exactly modern courtrooms, but a landmark for its time!

HOOK

Hammurabi's Hands, got the law in my grip,

Stone-cold justice, better watch your lip!

An eye for an eye, that's the ancient plan,

Don't mess around with the Babylon man!

Hammurabi's Hands, better understand,

282 laws across the land!

VERSE 3 – BABYLON FLEX

Got Babylon thriving, got the city on the map,

Trade routes moving, got the kingdom on the track.

From the Euphrates River to the markets downtown,

I'm building up a legacy that won't die down.

My laws on a stele, carved in stone,

So everybody knows who's sitting on the throne.

The Code of Hammurabi, one of history's great finds,

A glimpse into the rules and the ancient world's mind.

They say I'm too strict, man, I hear that complaint,

But I'm trying to run a kingdom, not a daycare for saints!

You wanted no rules? Well, now you understand,

There's a whole lot of trouble when there's no law in the land!

BRIDGE – SPOKEN

Wait a minute...

So if somebody steals my sheep, there's a punishment?

Yes.

And if somebody lies about stealing my sheep?

There's a punishment.

And if I steal somebody else's sheep?

There's definitely a punishment.

Man, I should've just bought a goat.

FINAL HOOK

Hammurabi's Hands, got the law in my grip,

Stone-cold justice, better watch your lip!

An eye for an eye, that's the ancient plan,

Writing down the rules like a Babylonian man!

Hammurabi's Hands, now you understand,

282 laws carved across the land!

OUTRO – SPOKEN

From contracts to crimes, from farmers to kings,

Hammurabi put rules on just about everything.

His empire eventually fell, but his laws still stand,

That's what happens when you carve your name in stone, man.