The Hammer Song

I set out on monday
The night was cold and vast
And my brother slept
And though
I left quite quietly
My father raged and raged
And my mother wept
Now, my life was like a river
All sucked into the ground
And then the hammer came down
Lord, the hammer came down
Many miles did
I roam Through the ice and through the snow
My horse died on the seventh day
I stumbled into a city
Where the people tried to kill me
And I ran in shame
Then I came upon a river
And I laid my saddle down
And then the hammer came down
Lord, the hammer came down
It knocked me to the ground
And I said, 'Please, please Take me back to my home town'
Lord, the hammer came down
Now Ive been made weak by visions
Many visions did
I see All through the night
On the seventh hour an angel came
With many snakes in all his hands
And I fled in fright
I pushed off into the river
And the water came around
And then the hammer came down
Lord, the hammer came down
And it did not make a sound
And I said, 'Please, please Take me back to my home ground'
Lord, the hammer came down