When John Henry was a little baby
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Sittin' on his mama's knee
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Well he picked up a feather and a piece of steel
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And said that's gonna be the death of me
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Lord, lord, lord that's gonna be the death of me
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Well John Henry had a little woman
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Name of Polly Ann
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Well John got sick had to lay down on the bed
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Polly drove steel like a man
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Lord, lord, lord, Polly drove steel like a man
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Well John Henry went up on the mountain
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Well the mountain was sinkin' in
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He said come on captain I know what I'm doin'
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It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind
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Lord, lord, lord, It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind
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Well john Henry went up on the mountain
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Lord the mountain was so high
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He said we're gonna shake this steel drivin' down
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Give me a cool drink of water before I die
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Give me a cool drink of water before I die
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Some say he came from England
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Some say he came from Spain
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But John Henry was nothin' but a Louisiana man
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And he died with his hammer in his hand
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Lord, lord, lord, he died with his hammer in his hand
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Steel drivin' man, he died with his hammer in his hand
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Lord ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind etc. etc.
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John Henry
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