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John Henry he could hammer |
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He could whistle he could sing |
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He went to the mountain early in the mornin' |
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Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord |
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Just to hear his hammer ring |
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Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord |
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Just to hear his hammer ring |
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When John Henry was a little baby |
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Sittin' on his daddy's knee |
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He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel |
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Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord |
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Said hammer be the death of me |
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When John Henry's family needed money |
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Said he didn't have but a dime |
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If you wait 'til the red sun goes down |
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I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord |
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I'll get it from the man in the mine |
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I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord |
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I'll get it from the man in the mine |
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Well John Henry went to the Captain |
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Said the captain what can you do |
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I can hoist a jack I can lay a track |
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I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord |
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I can pick and shovel too |
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I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord |
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I can pick and shovel too |
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Well captain said to the John Henry |
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Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round |
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Gonna bring a me steam drill out on the job |
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Gonna whup that steel on down |
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Lord Lord Whup that steel on down |
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Well the John Henry said to captain |
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Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man |
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'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down |
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Die I'd with my hammer in my hand |
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Lord Lord Die with my hammer in my hand |
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Well John Henry said to the captain |
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Looka yonder what I see |
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Hole done choke drill done broke |
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And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord |
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Can't drive steel like me |
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Oh no you can't drive steel like me no no |
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Can't drive steel like me |
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Well John Henry drove into the mountain |
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His hammer was strikin' fire |
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He drove so hard he broke his poor heart |
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And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord |
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Laid down his hammer and he died |
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He laid down his hammer and he died Great God |
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Laid down his hammer and he died |
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Oh they took John Henry to the White House |
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And they buried him in the sand |
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Every locomotive come roarin' by |
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Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord |
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There lies a steel drivin' man |
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Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord |
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There lies a steel drivin' man |
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Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord |
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There lies a steel drivin' man |
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John Henry - Harry Belafonte |
