Hammer and the Anvil ｜ The Longest Johns

Lyrics: I thought to make a horseshoe and asked my hammer thus He said, "I&ask the anvil what you require of us" The hammer asked the anvil and she at once agreed That they should meet together in the way that I decreed And it&sparks a-flying, passion strong I am the blacksmith singing The hammer and the anvil song I thought to make an anchor, for taking on the main The hammer and the anvil relented once again So they sat there together, as I prepared the cast They braced themselves for impact like a sailor on the mast And it&sparks a-flying, passion strong I am the blacksmith singing The hammer and the anvil song I thought to make a broadsword, for fighting on the field Much as I know the hammer is a nobler thing to wield For though us humble tradesfolk choose a quiet life The gods of war come to the door of the hammer and his wife And it&sparks a-flying, passion strong I am the blacksmith singing The hammer and the anvil song They asked me for a statue of the general who died A sword raised in his iron fist and a warhorse sat astride And though I knew they&try me for what I did decide I stuck a hammer in his fist and an anvil by his side And it&sparks a-flying, passion strong I am the blacksmith singing The hammer and the anvil song Now all you merry blacksmiths, a warning take by me Stick to your country horseshoes and your anchors for the sea When the gods of war come calling, promising you gold They&take your hammer, take your anvil, take your very soul And...