John Henry was a little baby Sittin' on his papa's knee And He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel Said, 'Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord Hammer's gonna be the death of me' I Said 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 'round I'm Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down Whop that steel on down I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down Whop that steel on down' John Henry said to his captain 'A man ain't nothin' but a man But before I let your steam drill beat me down I'd die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord I would die with a hammer in my hand I would die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord Die with a hammer in my hand'
Now the man that invented the stream drill He thought he was mighty fine But John Henry drove fifteen feet The steam drill only made nine Lord Lord The steam drill only made nine I said the steam drill only made nine Lord Lord The steam drill only made nine John Henry hammered in the mountain His hammer was striking fire But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord He laid down his hammer and he died I said He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord He laid down his hammer and he died John Henry had a little woman Her name was Polly Ann John Henry took sick and went to his bed And Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord Polly Ann drove steel like a man I said Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord Polly Ann drove steel like a man
So every-every Monday morning When the bluebirds begin to sing You can hear John Henry a mile or more You can hear John Henry's hammer ring You can hear John Henry's hammer ring You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord, Lord You can hear John Henry's hammer ring John Henry had a little baby You could hold him in the palm of your hand And the last words I heard that poor boy say 'My daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord My daddy was a steel-driving man' I said my daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord My daddy was a steel-driving man
So, every Monday morning You can hear the bluebirds sing You can hear John Henry a mile or more You can hear John Henry's hammer ring You can hear John Henry's hammer ring You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord Hear John Henry's hammer ring
[00:00.928]John Henry was a little baby [00:03.177]Sittin' on his papa's knee [00:05.924]And He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel [00:09.175]Said, 'Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord [00:12.182]Hammer's gonna be the death of me' [00:14.934]I Said hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord [00:18.680]Hammer's gonna be the death of me [00:21.183] [00:36.360]Now the captain he said to John Henry [00:39.358]'I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round [00:42.349]I'm Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job [00:45.346]I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down [00:48.356]Whop that steel on down [00:51.105]I'm Gonna whop that steel on down down down [00:54.603]Whop that steel on down' [00:56.854]John Henry said to his captain [00:59.858]'A man ain't nothin' but a man [01:03.104]But before I let your steam drill beat me down [01:06.356]I'd die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord [01:09.598]I would die with a hammer in my hand [01:12.601]I would die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord [01:15.852]Die with a hammer in my hand' [01:18.351] [01:36.107]Now the man that invented the stream drill [01:39.599]He thought he was mighty fine [01:42.608]But John Henry drove fifteen feet [01:45.350]The steam drill only made nine Lord Lord [01:48.600]The steam drill only made nine [01:51.601]I said the steam drill only made nine Lord Lord [01:54.852]The steam drill only made nine [01:57.100]John Henry hammered in the mountain [02:00.360]His hammer was striking fire [02:03.105]But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart [02:06.350]He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord [02:09.354]He laid down his hammer and he died [02:12.352]I said He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord [02:15.858]He laid down his hammer and he died [02:18.850]John Henry had a little woman [02:22.115]Her name was Polly Ann [02:25.350]John Henry took sick and went to his bed [02:28.108]And Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord [02:31.363]Polly Ann drove steel like a man [02:34.104]I said Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord [02:37.850]Polly Ann drove steel like a man [02:39.857] [02:40.604]So every-every Monday morning [02:43.854]When the bluebirds begin to sing [02:46.854]You can hear John Henry a mile or more [02:50.603]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring [02:53.352]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring [02:56.363]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord, Lord [02:59.606]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring [03:02.868]John Henry had a little baby [03:06.360]You could hold him in the palm of your hand [03:09.359]And the last words I heard that poor boy say [03:12.868]'My daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord [03:16.115]My daddy was a steel-driving man' [03:18.862]I said my daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord [03:22.352]My daddy was a steel-driving man [03:24.355] [03:40.109]So, every Monday morning [03:43.364]You can hear the bluebirds sing [03:46.364]You can hear John Henry a mile or more [03:49.364]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring [03:52.605]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring [03:55.854]You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord [03:59.103]Hear John Henry's hammer ring
