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Verse 1 When John Henry was a - little baby boy, You could hold him in the palm of your hand, He - gave a long and a lonesome cry, "Gonna be a steel-drivin' man, (spoken) Lawd, Lawd, Gonna be a steel-drivin' man." Verse 2 Well, the captain said to - John Henry, "Gonna bring that steam drill 'round, Gonna take that steam drill out on - the job, Gonna whop that steel - on - down, Lawd, Lawd, Gonna whop that steel on down." Verse 3 John Henry said to the captain. Well, a man ain't nothing but a man, And before I let a steam drill beat me down, Gonna die with the hammer in my hand, Lawd, Lawd, Gonna die with a hammer in my hand. Verse 4 They - took John Henry to the tunnel Put him in the lead to drive. The - rock so tall, John - Henry so small, That he laid down his hammer and he cried, Lawd, Lawd, Laid down his hammer and cried. Verse 5 John Henry said to the shaker, "Now, Shaker, why - don't you sing? I'm - thowin' nine pounds from my hips on down, Just - listen to the cold - steel - ring, Lawd, Lawd, Just listen to the cold steel ring." Verse 6 Well, the man that invented the steam drill. He thought he was - mighty fine. But John Henry drove his - fifteen feet, And the steam drill only made - nine, Lawd, Lawd, The steam drill only made nine. Verse 7 John - Henry looked up - at the mountain, And his hammer was - striking fire. He - hammered so hard, that he broke - his heart, And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lawd, Lawd, He laid down his hammer and died. Verse 8 They - took John Henry to the tunnel, and they buried him - in the sand, And - ev'ry locomotive comes a-roaring by, Says, "There lies a steel - drivin' man, Lawd, Lawd, There lies a steel-drivin' man." |
