<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> `` 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>
who wrote if i had a hammer song
who wrote if i had a hammer song
Pete Seeger Lee Hays
Pete Seeger Lee Hays