<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "If I Had a Hammer" (1963) </Td> <Td> "Kansas City" (1963) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "If I Had a Hammer" (1963) </Td> <Td> "Kansas City" (1963) </Td> </Tr> <P> "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays . It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman . It was a number 10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962 and then went to number three a year later when recorded by Trini Lopez . </P> <P> The Weavers released the song under the title "The Hammer Song" as a 78 single in March 1950 on Hootenanny Records, 101 - A, backed with "Banks of Marble". </P>

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