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John Henry was a little boy
Bigger than the palm of your hand
Time that boy he was nine years old
Driving spike like a man
Driving spike like a man
John Henry was a little boy
Sitting on his mammy's knee
Picked up a hammer and a little bit of steel
Hammer gonna be the death of me
Hammer gonna be the death of me
John Henry said to the captain, yeah
Man ain't nothing but a man
Go and let the steam drill beat me down
Die with that hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with that hammer in my hand
Yeah, now John Henry said to the captain, yeah
Man, you oughta see me swing
I weigh forty-nine pounds from my hips on down
Love to hear that cold steel ring
Love to hear that cold steel ring
John Henry had a little wife
Name was Polly Ann
John got sick, Lord, he couldn't get well
Polly drove steel like a man
Polly drove steel like a man
Well, now John Henry went to that tunnel to drive
Steam drill was by his side
He beat that steam drill to his chest and down
Laid down the hammer, Lord, he died
Laid down the hammer, Lord, he died
Well, now John Henry drove steel in the tunnel, yeah
Hammer, it caught on fire
Looked at the water boy, Lord, he said
Cool drink of water 'fore I die
Cool drink of water 'fore I die
Yeah, captain, he said to John Henry, yeah
Mountain is caving in
John Henry said, oh, captain, yeah
Just my hammer sucking wind
Just my hammer sucking wind
Yeah, he took John Henry to the graveyard
Buried him six feet in the sand
Time a locomotive passed by
There lies a steel-driving man
There lies a steel-driving man