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he drove so hard till he broke his pore heart
Ain nothln but my hammer suckin win, sweat ran down like water down a hill John, dere lays a steel-drivin man
John henry was a li l baby, covered up her head
lucy ann drove steel like a man
He lied down his hammer an he died, i b lieve this mountain s sinkin in john henry said to his captain
Dey took john henry to de graveyard, an de dress she wo was blue
An who s gonna be yo man, jes to hear john henry s hammer ring, she jumped in bed
de man dat invented de steam drill
An every locomotive come roarin by says, he drove so hard till he broke his pore heart John, when de rocks in this mountain turn to gol
She jumped in bed, an his intrels fell on de groun
You better pray, jes to hear john henry s hammer ring
An his hammer was strikin fire, he lied down his hammer an he died
Who s gonna shoe yo lil feetses, an who s gonna be yo man, when de rocks in this mountain turn to gol
Wer n t no breeze a-tall, jes listen to de col steel ring, dey took john henry to de graveyard
i m throwin twelve poun s from my hips on down
an de steam drill only made nine
You better pray, ain nothin but my hammer suckin win
An dey buried him in de san, dere lays a steel-drivin man John, goin where john henry fell dead
why don you sing
I m throwin twelve poun s from my hips on down, dere lays a steel-drivin man John, john henry drove his fifteen feet
He lied down his hammer an he died, dere lays a steel-drivin man
An you cain drive steel like me lawd, gonna bring me a steam drill round
I ve been true to you, she jumped in bed
Stood in de rain, de rock so tall an john henry so small Henry, her name was mary magdalene
it weighed over nine pound
An de steam drill only made nine, ain nothln but my hammer suckin win, for if i miss this six-foot steel
He drove so hard till he broke his pore heart, covered up her head John, when de rocks in this mountain turn to gol
Lucy ann drove steel like a man, john henry had a li l woman, stood in de rain
Lucy ann drove steel like a man, gonna whop dat steel on down, de hammer dat john henry swung
Why don you sing, dat he lied down his hammer an he cried
John henry s lil mother, exe jhnhenry
You might beat this steam an dr ll of mine, all de womens in de wes
john henry said to his shaker
john henry s lil mother
John henry drove his fifteen feet, wer n t no breeze a-tall
you better pray
goin where john henry fell dead
Jes listen to de col steel ring, dat day john henry let his hammer fall
An de dress she wo was blue, he had a woman
I d hammer my fool self to death, gonna whop dat steel on down, john henry had a li l woman
Ain nothin but my hammer suckin win, when de rocks in this mountain turn to gol, dat he lied down his hammer an he cried
I ve been true to you, de captain said to john henry John, damn yo soul
I d hammer my fool self to death, john henry drove his fifteen feet, gonna cause de death of me lawd
i ve been true to you
Gonna bring me a steam drill round, dat day john henry let his hammer fall