john henry

Lyrics

when john henry was a little baby, sittin' on his mama's knee, well he picked up a feather and a piece of steel, and said that's gonna be the death of me, lord, lord, lord that's gonna be the death of me, well john henry had a little woman, name of polly ann, well john got sick had to lay down on the bed, polly drove steel like a man, lord, lord, lord, polly drove steel like a man, well john henry went up on the mountain, well the mountain was sinkin' in, he said come on captain i know what i'm doin', it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, lord, lord, lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, well john henry went up on the mountain, lord the mountain was so high, he said we're gonna shake this steel drivin' down, give me a cool drink of water before i die, give me a cool drink of water before i die, some say he came from england, some say he came from spain, but john henry was nothin' but a louisiana man, and he died with his hammer in his hand, lord, lord, lord, he died with his hammer in his hand, steel drivin' man, he died with his hammer in his hand, lord ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind etc. etc.