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Written by Pete Seeger, also Risingson (Massive Attack), Jacob’s Ladder (Bruce Springsteen) and We Shall Overcome (Bruce Springsteen)
Written by Lee Hays, also Si j’avais un marteau « If I Had a Hammer » (Claude François), Empty Pockets Blues (Esther & Abi Ofarim) and Gotta Travel On (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Pete Seeger wrote 46 songs on fono
Lee Hays wrote 11 songs on fono
Lee Hays’s most frequent co-writer is Pete Seeger (6 songs together)
Pete Seeger first appears on fono in 1956, 30 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Lee Hays and Pete Seeger
- Part of
- Collection: 20 Greatest Hits
- Released on
- Spectrum
- Written by
- Lee Hays and Pete Seeger
- Part of
- Collection: 20 Greatest Hits
- Released on
- Spectrum
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Pete Seeger
Same writer: Lee Hays
Same writer: Pete Seeger
Same writer: Lee Hays
Same writer: Pete Seeger
Same writer: Lee Hays
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz If I Had a Hammer was written by Lee Hays
If I Had a Hammer was written by Lee Hays
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz If I Had a Hammer was written by Pete Seeger
If I Had a Hammer was written by Pete Seeger
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz If I Had a Hammer is part of the release Collection: 20 Greatest Hits
If I Had a Hammer is part of the release Collection: 20 Greatest Hits
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Spectrum is the label of the song If I Had a Hammer
Spectrum is the label of the song If I Had a Hammer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz If I Had a Hammer was released on 1986