John Henry

Now I like to do the other side of our new record
 "John Henry, The Steel Driving Man"
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 John Henry was a little colored boy
 You could hold him on the palm of your hand
 And his papa cried out this lonesome farewell
 "Son gonna be a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord
 Son gonna be a steel drivin' man"
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 John Henry went upon the mountain
 Looked down on the other side
 Lord, the mountain was so tall
 John Henry was so small
 He laid down his hammer and he cried, Lord, Lord
 He laid down his hammer and he cried
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 John Henry walked through the tunnel
 Had his captain by his side
 The last words that John Henry said was
 Bring me a cool drink of water 'fore I die Lord, Lord
 Cool drink of water 'fore I die
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 John Henry hammered on the right-hand side
 Steam drill hand was on the left
 Before I'll would see that steam drill beat me down
 I'll hammer my poor self to death, Lord, Lord
 Hammer my poor self to death
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 John Henry told his captain
 I want to go to bed
 Lord fix me a pallet, I want to lay down
 Got a mighty roaring in my head Lord, Lord
 Mighty roaring in my head
 Thank you, thank you that number right there
 Has been a great player on the Grand Ole Opry
 And we hope you enjoy it
 Don't forget that it's on Decca records
 Next up "The Devil's Dream"