Seeger sang for the people and their rights at a time
when that could get rabble-rousers blacklisted and worse.
What's more, he got the people singing for themselves
If I Had A Hammer (wikipedia)
Lyrics
If
I had a hammer,
I'd hammer in the morning,
I'd hammer in the evening,
All over this land,
I'd hammer out danger,
I'd hammer out a warning,
I'd hammer out love between,
My brothers and my sisters,
All over this land.
If
I had a bell,
I'd ring it in the morning,
I'd ring it in the evening,
All over this land,
I'd ring out danger,
I'd ring out a warning,
I'd ring out love between,
My brothers and my sisters,
All over this land.