john henry (tradicional)
john henry he could hammer,
he could whistle, he could sing
he went to the mountain early in the mornin'
just to hear his hammer ring, lord, lord
just to hear his hammer ring.
when john henry was a little baby,
sittin' on his daddy's knee
he picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel,
said hammer be the death of me, lord, lord
said hammer be the death of me
when john henry's fam'ly needed money,
said he didn't have but a dime
if you wait 'til the red sun goes down
i'll get it from the man in the mine, lord, lord
i'll get it from the man in the mine
well john henry went to the captain
said the captain, what can you do
i can hoist a jack, i can lay a track
i can pick and shovel too, lord, lord
i can pick and shovel too
well the captain said to john henry,
i´m gonna bring me a steam drill 'round
gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
i´m gonna whup that steel on down, lord, lord
whup that steel on down
well john henry said to the captain,
looka yonder what i see,
hole done choke, drill done broke,
and you can't drive steel like me, lord, lord
can't drive steel like me oh no,
you can't drive steel like me, no no
can't drive steel like me
well john henry drove into the mountain,
his hammer was strikin' fire
he drove so hard he broke his poor heart
and he laid down his hammer and he died, lord, lord
laid down his hammer and he died
he laid down his hammer and he died, great god
laid down his hammer and he died
oh they took john henry to the white house
and they buried him in the sand
every locomotive come roarin' by says
there lies a steel drivin' man, lord, lord
there lies a steel drivin' man
says there lies a steel drivin' man, lord, lord
there lies a steel drivin' man
says there lies a steel drivin' man, lord, lord
there lies a steel drivin' man

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