[Verse 1: Lee Mellor]
Ben got tangled in the barbed wire
Nearly dead
Cut up all yellow and red
Dad said nothing, just walked off
Back to the shed
Shaking his head
[Chorus]
Got that big old rusty hammer
Hanging in the dark confined
In the shed and in my daddy's mind
[Verse 2: Lee Mellor]
He said "Son, close your eyes your eyes
You're too young to see
Too young to see
I've got to put poor Ben out of
His misery
His misery
[Chorus]
Big old rusty hammer
Come down with a might smack
I watched it through my finger cracks and cried
Big old rusty hammer
Does whatever must be done
Never questions, ever justifies
[Bridge]
Big rusty hammer, big rusty hammer, big rusty hammer, shield your eyes (repeats)
[Verse 3: Lee Mellor]
Daddy's got two arms to hold me tight
Tuck me in at night
Daddy's got a uniform and a legal right
To shoot on sight
[Chorus]
Use that big old rusty hammer
Hanging in the dark, confined
In the shed, and in my daddy's mind
Big old rusty hammer
Does whatever must be done
Never questions, ever justifies
[Bridge]