invented the steam drill Thought he was mighty fine But John Henry drove about fifteen feet And the steam drill only made nine, lord, lord, The steam drill only made nine John Henry
John Henry had a little woman Her name was polly Anne John Henry took sick and had to go to bed Polly Anne drove steel like a man John Henry had a little
track learn to pick and shovel too And take that hammer, It'll do anything you tell it to." John Henry's mammy had about a dozen babies John Henry's
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
hear John Henry from a mile or more You could hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord You can hear John Henry's hammer ring I say, You can John Henry
track Learn to pick and shovel too and take my hammer It'll do anything you tell it to" John Henry's mammy had about a dozen babies John Henry's pappy
only John would work as well So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died John Henry was a steel-driving bastard But John Henry was
dead? They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry They killed John Henry but they won't kill me Lord, they killed John Henry, they killed John Henry? They killed John Henry
Hear the whistle blow far off in the still night without stars See the tracks laid flat with a hammer's might They're the spike driver's scars They're
Henry worked at sears or somewhere, Theo did, too They both got themselves a van together 1972, Ford Drove around all night long playing music very, very
't, John Henry had some women on his mind There was a woman cross the street named Poor Selma Loved John Henry like a natural man John Henry quit Poor
As the crow flies baby And i ain't so far from you As the crow flies baby And i ain't so far from you Well i don't have wings And i can't get home like
You're nothin' but a dirty dirty old man You do your thinkin' with a one track mind Keep talkin' 'bout heavens glory On your face is a different story
Edna million in a drop dead suit Dutch pink on a downtown train Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot I'm in the corner on the pouring rain Sixteen
John Henry , Won't kill me no more Gimme the hammer that killed John Henry , Cos it won't kill me Gimme the hammer that killed John Henry , Cos it won
Birds flying high , you know how i feel Sun in the sky , you know how i feel Breeze drifting on by , and you know how i feel It's a new dawn It's a new
Poor John Henry could never prove his worth I sure hope he makes it in the end So frustrated always underrated I sure hope he makes it in the end He wakes
