Hammer And The Anvil

I thought to make a horseshoe and asked my hammer thus

He said, "I'll 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's 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's 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's 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'd try me for what I did decide

I stuck a hammer in his fist and an anvil by his side

And it's 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'll take your hammer, take your anvil, take your very soul

And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong

I am the blacksmith singing

The hammer and the anvil song

And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong

I am the blacksmith singing

The hammer and the anvil song