John Henry

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When John Henry was a little baby

Sittin' on his daddy's knee

He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel

And cried "hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord

Hammer's gonna be the death of me"

Now the captain he said to John Henry

"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around

I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks

I'm gonna knock that steel on down God God

I'm gonna knock that steel on down"

John Henry told his captain

"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man

But before I let this steam drill beat me down

I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord

Die with a hammer in my hand"

Ready Sue

John Henry driving on the right side

That steam drill driving on the left

Says "'fore I'll let your steam drill beat me down

I'm gonna hammer myself to death Lord Lord

I'll hammer my fool self to death"

Well captain said to John Henry

"What is that storm I hear "

John Henry said "That ain't no storm

Captain that's just my hammer in the air Lord Lord

That's just my hammer in the air"

John Henry said to his shaker

"Shaker why don't you sing

'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down

Yeah listen to my cold steel ring Lord Lord

Listen to my cold steel ring"

Come on

I wanna hear that banjo now too

I want it now

Now John Henry he hammered in the mountains

His hammer was striking fire

But he worked so hard it broke his heart

John Henry laid his hammer and died Lord Lord

John Henry laid down his hammer and died

Well now John Henry he had him a woman

By the name of Polly Ann

She walked out to those tracks picked up John Henry's hammer

Polly drove steel like a man Lord Lord

Polly drove that steel like a man

Come on

Well every every Monday morning

When a bluebird he began to sing

You could hear John Henry from a mile or more

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

Set out again

So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

Come on Woah