Misc Traditional – John Henry (Guitar)

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Well, every Monday morning

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When the bluebirds begin to sing

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You can see John Henry out on the line

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You can hear John Henry's hammering

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Lord Lord, you can hear John Henry's hammering

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When John Henry was a little baby

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Sittin' on his daddy's knee

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He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel

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Said hammer's gonna be the death of me

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Hammer's gonna be the death of me

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Well, the captain said to John Henry

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Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round

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Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job

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Gonna whup that steel on down

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Oh Lord, gonna whup that steel on down

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John Henry said to his captain

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A man ain't nothin' but a man

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And before I let that steam drill beat me down

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I'll die with a hammer in my hand

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Oh Lord, I'll die with a hammer in my hand

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John Henry he drove fifteen feet

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The steam drill only made nine

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But he hammered so hard he broke his heart

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And he laid down his hammer and died

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Oh Lord, he laid down his hammer and died

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The took John Henry to the graveyard

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And they buried hin in the sand

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And every locomotive comes a roaring by

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Says there lies a steel driving man

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Oh Lord, there lies a steel driving man