[00:22.939]When John Henry was a little baby
[00:27.884]Sittin' on his daddy's knee
[00:31.952]He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
[00:36.373]And cried "hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
[00:41.159]Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
[00:45.130]Now the captain he said to John Henry
[00:49.155]"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around
[00:53.453]I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
[00:58.033]I'm gonna knock that steel on down God God
[01:02.933]I'm gonna knock that steel on down"
[01:07.308]John Henry told his captain
[01:11.321]"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man
[01:16.143]But before I let this steam drill beat me down
[01:20.238]I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord
[01:25.082]Die with a hammer in my hand"
[01:27.539]Ready Sue
[01:51.079]John Henry driving on the right side
[01:55.340]That steam drill driving on the left
[01:59.739]Says "'fore I'll let your steam drill beat me down
[02:04.676]I'm gonna hammer myself to death Lord Lord
[02:08.791]I'll hammer my fool self to death"
[02:12.977]Well captain said to John Henry
[02:16.990]"What is that storm I hear "
[02:21.695]John Henry said "That ain't no storm
[02:25.473]Captain that's just my hammer in the air Lord Lord
[02:30.515]That's just my hammer in the air"
[02:34.801]John Henry said to his shaker
[02:39.177]"Shaker why don't you sing
[02:43.110]'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
[02:48.160]Yeah listen to my cold steel ring Lord Lord
[02:52.653]Listen to my cold steel ring"
[02:55.654]Come on
[03:17.822]I wanna hear that banjo now too
[03:39.345]I want it now
[03:41.118]Now John Henry he hammered in the mountains
[03:45.788]His hammer was striking fire
[03:50.152]But he worked so hard it broke his heart
[03:54.135]John Henry laid his hammer and died Lord Lord
[03:58.969]John Henry laid down his hammer and died
[04:03.139]Well now John Henry he had him a woman
[04:07.596]By the name of Polly Ann
[04:11.784]She walked out to those tracks picked up John Henry's hammer
[04:16.410]Polly drove steel like a man Lord Lord
[04:21.114]Polly drove that steel like a man
[04:23.495]Come on
[04:25.171]Well every every Monday morning
[04:29.602]When a bluebird he began to sing
[04:33.596]You could hear John Henry from a mile or more
[04:38.343]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord
[04:42.909]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[04:45.795]Set out again
[04:46.855]So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord
[04:51.749]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
[04:54.523]Come on Woah

When John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his daddy's knee
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
And cried "hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
Now the captain he said to John Henry
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down God God
I'm gonna knock that steel on down"
John Henry told his captain
"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man
But before I let this steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord
Die with a hammer in my hand"
Ready Sue
John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says "'fore I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death Lord Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"
Well captain said to John Henry
"What is that storm I hear "
John Henry said "That ain't no storm
Captain that's just my hammer in the air Lord Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"
John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker why don't you sing
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah listen to my cold steel ring Lord Lord
Listen to my cold steel ring"
Come on
I wanna hear that banjo now too
I want it now
Now John Henry he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard it broke his heart
John Henry laid his hammer and died Lord Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died
Well now John Henry he had him a woman
By the name of Polly Ann
She walked out to those tracks picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man Lord Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man
Come on
Well every every Monday morning
When a bluebird he began to sing
You could hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Set out again
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Come on Woah