When John Henry was just a little bitty boy no bigger than the palm of your hand
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His mommy looked down at John Henry and say
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Well Johnny you're gonna be a steal drivin' man Lord lord
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Well Johnny you're gonna be a steal drivin' man
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John Henry he said to his Captain he said Captain why don't you learn to swing
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I'm drivin' forty-nine pounds from my hip on down
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I love to hear that cold steel ring Lord Lord I love to hear that cold steel ring
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[ guitar ]
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John Henry had a pretty little woman and her name was Polly Ann
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John Henry he took sick and he had gone to bed
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Polly drove the steel like a man Lord Lord but Polly drove the steel like a man
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John Henry went up on that mountain had that steam hammer by his side
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Well beat that drill till the end of the line
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He laid down his hammer and he cried Lord Lord he laid down his hammer and he cried
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[ guitar ]
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John Henry drove the steel on that mountain till that hammer caught on fire
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Well the very last words I'd hear ol' John Henry say
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Cool glass of water I'm gonna die Lord Lord a cool glass of water I'm gonna die
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Well they bury John Henry in the graveyard they laid him six feet under the sand
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Everytime a freight train go a rollin' on by
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They say yonder lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord well yonder lies a steel drivin' man
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John Henry
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| Dave Dudley |
