1, 2, 1, 2, 3      I went on down, down to the river   Went on down to see what I could find   Didn't see much, whole lotta nothin'   Except for a school that be takin' on a ride      Oh Lord, oh I should've known, babe   Oh Lord, ooh now I shoulda known   Shoulda known Mama, now I shoulda known      Thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall   You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall baby   Talkin' bout the hammer, whoo the hammer and the nail      That's right, oh yeah, tell ya a story      I went on back, back to the river   I went on back, think it wasn't long   And as I stood and stared into the water   I just realized that I bought a dancin' song      Oh Lord, oh I should've known, babe   Oh Lord, ooh now I shoulda known   Shoulda known Mama, now I shoulda known      Thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall   You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall baby   Talkin' bout the hammer, whoo the hammer and the nail      Man      You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall baby   You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails   Hopin' that hammer don't fall   Talkin' bout the hammer, whoo the hammer and the nail