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John Henry was a little baby |
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Sittin on his momma's knee |
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Said, "The Big Bend Tunnel on the C & O Road |
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Is gonna be the death of me, Lord |
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Lord it's gonna be the death of me." |
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When John Henry was a little baby |
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Sittin' on his poppa's knee |
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He took a hammer, a little piece of steel |
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Said,dad's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord |
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dad's gonna be the death of me. |
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John Henry had a little woman |
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Her name was Mary Magdalene. |
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Every day she would sing for John Henry |
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Just to hear his hammer when it swing, Lord |
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Just to hear his hammer when it swing. |
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And now the captain he says to John Henry |
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I'm gonna bring that steam drill round |
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I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on the job |
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down.lord,lord |
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down. |
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John Henry said to his captain |
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I know a man ain't nothin' but a man |
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But before I'll let your steam drill beat me down |
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I'll die with my hammer in my hand,Lord,lord |
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I'll die with my hammer in my hand |
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John Henry said to his shaker |
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Shaker, why don't you sing? |
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And now I'm throwin' forty pounds from my hip on down |
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Listen to the cold steel ring,Lord,lord |
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Listen to the cold steel ring. |
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John Henry said to his captain |
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Looky yonder what I see |
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Steam drill broke, your hole done choke |
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You can't drive steel like me, Lord,lord |
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You can't drive steel like me. |
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John Henry a-workin' on the mountain |
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Hammer was a-strikin' fire |
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But he worked so hard it broke his poor heart |
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He laid down his hammer and he died, Lord,lord |
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He lad down his hammer and he died. |
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Now momma's gonna shoe my pretty little feet |
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Poppy gonna glove my hand |
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Sister gonna kiss my red, ruby lips |
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I don't need no man, Lord,lord |
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Not after my steel-drivin' man. |
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Not after my steel-drivin' man. |