[00:00.928]John Henry was a little baby
[00:03.177]Sittin' on his papa's knee
[00:05.924]And He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
[00:09.175]Said, 'Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
[00:12.182]Hammer's gonna be the death of me'
[00:14.934]I Said hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
[00:18.680]Hammer's gonna be the death of me
[00:21.183]
[00:36.360]Now the captain he said to John Henry
[00:39.358]'I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round
[00:42.349]I'm Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job
[00:45.346]I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down
[00:48.356]Whop that steel on down
[00:51.105]I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down
[00:54.603]Whop that steel on down'
[00:56.854]John Henry said to his captain
[00:59.858]'A man ain't nothin' but a man
[01:03.104]But before I let your steam drill beat me down
[01:06.356]I'd die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord
[01:09.598]I would die with a hammer in my hand
[01:12.601]I would die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord
[01:15.852]Die with a hammer in my hand'
[01:18.351]
[01:36.107]Now the man that invented the stream drill
[01:39.599]He thought he was mighty fine
[01:42.608]But John Henry drove fifteen feet
[01:45.350]The steam drill only made nine Lord Lord
[01:48.600]The steam drill only made nine
[01:51.601]I said the steam drill only made nine Lord Lord
[01:54.852]The steam drill only made nine
[01:57.100]John Henry hammered in the mountain
[02:00.360]His hammer was striking fire
[02:03.105]But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart
[02:06.350]He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord
[02:09.354]He laid down his hammer and he died
[02:12.352]I said He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord
[02:15.858]He laid down his hammer and he died
[02:18.850]John Henry had a little woman
[02:22.115]Her name was Polly Ann
[02:25.350]John Henry took sick and went to his bed
[02:28.108]And Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord
[02:31.363]Polly Ann drove steel like a man
[02:34.104]I said Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord
[02:37.850]Polly Ann drove steel like a man
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[02:40.604]So every-every Monday morning
[02:43.854]When the bluebirds begin to sing
[02:46.854]You can hear John Henry a mile or more
[02:50.603]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[02:53.352]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[02:56.363]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord, Lord
[02:59.606]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[03:02.868]John Henry had a little baby
[03:06.360]You could hold him in the palm of your hand
[03:09.359]And the last words I heard that poor boy say
[03:12.868]'My daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord
[03:16.115]My daddy was a steel-driving man'
[03:18.862]I said my daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord
[03:22.352]My daddy was a steel-driving man
[03:24.355]
[03:40.109]So, every Monday morning
[03:43.364]You can hear the bluebirds sing
[03:46.364]You can hear John Henry a mile or more
[03:49.364]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[03:52.605]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[03:55.854]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord
[03:59.103]Hear John Henry's hammer ring