Hammer Down

Hammer Down - Billy Dean

I was framin' houses in Houston

One August afternoon

When the foreman's wife pulled up

In her lincoln and

She said I been looking for you

The old man went home early

Do you wanna take

A ride to town

I said I guess it couldn't do no harm and

I threw my hammer down

We were shootin' straight tequila

When the foreman came stormin'

In

He said honey now didn't

I warn you

What I'd

Do if I caught you again

There go

She pulled out her little pistol she fired and he

Hit the ground

She grabbed my arm we jumped into that lincoln and

I put that hammer down

Hammer down

Hammer down

Don't look back it's too late

Now

Ain't nothin' you can do about it anyhow

Just put that hammer put that hammer down

Well I heard the sirens moanin'

Just east of

New

Orleans

She cried out to the trooper

Thank God you rescued

Me

When they dragged me into the courtroom

I knew where

I was bound

That old judge threw the book at me then he

Threw his hammer down

Hammer down

Hammer down

Don't look back it's too late

Now

Ain't nothin' you can do about it anyhow

Just throw that hammer

Throw that hammer down

On a chain gang out of Houston

One August afternoon

I see that same old lincoln

And at the wheel

There's a brand new fool

Then the warden taps my shoulder

He says son quit your

Foolin' around

In ninety nine years you can lay that hammer down

Oh hammer down

Hammer down

Don't look back it's too

Late now

Ain't nothin' you can do about it anyhow

Throw that hammer throw that hammer down

Just swing that hammer swing that hammer down

Swing that

Hammer down

Swing that

Swing that

Hammer down

Swing that

Hammer down

Swing that