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John Henry was a new-born baby, |
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sittin' down on his mama's knee |
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Say, "That Big Bend Tunnel on that C & O Road, |
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It's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord |
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It's gonna be the death of me. |
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It's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord |
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It's gonna be the death of me." |
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John Henry had two women, |
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one was named Mary Magdalene |
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He would go out on the job and she would sing, |
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"Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord, |
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Hear John Henry's hammer ring. |
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Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord, |
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Hear John Henry's hammer ring." |
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John Henry had another little woman, |
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her name was sweet Polly Ann |
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John Henry taken sick, boy, |
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and he had to go to bed |
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Polly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord, Lord |
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Polly Ann drove steel like a man |
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Polly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord Lord |
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Polly Ann drove steel like a man |
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"Baby, who's gonna shoe your little feet, |
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tell me, who's gonna glove your hand? |
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Tell me, who's gonna kiss your sweet lips now |
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Tell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord |
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Tell me, who's gonna be your man. |
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Tell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord |
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Tell me, who's gonna be your man?" |
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She told him, |
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"My papa's gonna shoe my little feet, |
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my mama's gonna glove my hand |
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My sister's gonna kiss my sweet little lips, now |
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You know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord |
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You know I don't need no man. |
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You know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord |
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You know I don't need no man." |
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Tell him now |
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Then they taken John Henry to the White House |
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they buried him in the sand |
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And every locomotive come a-rollin' by, sayin', |
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"There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord |
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There lies that steel-drivin' man. |
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There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord |
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There lies that steel-drivin' man." |
