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John Henry told his captain, |
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"Man ain't nothin' but a man |
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Before I'd be driven by this old steam drill, I'm gonna |
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Die with my hammer in my hands, Lord, Lord, |
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Gonna die with a hammer in my hands." |
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John Henry told his captain, |
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"Captain, how can it be? |
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The Big Bend Tunnel on that C & O road is |
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Gonna be the death (last) of me, Lord, Lord, |
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Gonna be the death of me." |
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John Henry had a little hammer |
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Handle was made of oak |
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Every time he hit that rail on the head |
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Hammer laid just down and broke, Lord, Lord |
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Hammer laid just down and broke |
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John Henry told his shaker, |
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"Shaker, you better pray |
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For if I miss this six-foot steel |
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Tommorow'll be your buryin' day, Lord, Lord |
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Tomorrow'll be your buryin' day." |
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John Henry had but one only child |
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Fit in the palm of your hand |
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The very last words John Henry said, |
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"Son, don't be a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord, |
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Son, don't be a steel-drivin' man." |
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John Henry had a little woman |
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Her name was Sally Ann |
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John Henry got sick and he could not work |
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Sally drove the steel like a man, Lord, Lord, |
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Sally drove the steel like a man bye and bye" |
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