Letras
John Henry said to his captain
"Well, a man ain't nothin' but a man
And before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'll die with this hammer in my hand
Yes, I'll die with this hammer in my hand"
John Henry said to his shaker
"Well now, shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to the cold steel ring
Boy, just listen to the cold steel ring"
Some said he was born in Texas
Some said he was born in Maine
But I don't give a damn where that poor boy was born
He was a steel-drivin' man
Lord now, he was a steel-drivin' man
All the men invented that steam drill
Thought he was mighty fine
John Henry made his fourteen feet
Steam drill only made nine
Well, the steam drill only made nine
Then they took John Henry to the graveyard
And they buried him in the sand
Yes, and every locomotive come rollin' by
Said, "There lies a steel-drivin' man
Lord now, there lies a steel-drivin' man"