Tuli deplored restaurants, never liked seeing waiters in wage slavery as diners gave them orders and stuffed themselves. This is a "parasong" based on a negro prison work song made popular by Leadbelly called "Take this Hammer." It was recorded by Sis Cunningham for her folk magazine Broadsides in the '70s.<br /> The Leadbelly original is here:<br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuzdTHOE67k<br /><br />Take this hammer, carry it to the captain<br />Take this hammer, carry it to the captain<br />Take this hammer, carry it to the captain<br />Tell him I'm gone<br />Tell him I'm gone<br />If he asks you was I runnin'<br />If he asks you was I runnin'<br />If he asks you was I runnin'<br />Tell him I was flyin'<br />Tell him I was flyin'<br />If he asks you was I laughin'<br />If he asks you was I laughin'<br />If he asks you was I laughin'<br />Tell him I was cryin'<br />Tell him I was cryin'<br />They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses<br />They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses<br />They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses<br />But I got my pride<br />Well, I got my pride
