SPIKE DRIVER'S BLUES 

John Henry
                    was a steel driving man:
                    Oh he went down;
                    Yes he went down.

John Henry
                    he had a
                                little wife:
                    Name was Polly Ann;
                    Name was Polly Ann.

John Henry
                    took sick
                                in the bed:
                    She drove steel like a man;
                    Drove steel like a man.

I walked through all the way
                                            from east Colorado:
                                            Baby that's my home;
                                            Honey that's my home.

You just take this hammer
                                        and carry it
                                                            to my captain:
                                        Oh tell him I'm gone;
                                        Won't you tell him I'm gone?

John Henry
                    he left
                                his hammer:
                    Laying side the road;
                    Laying side the road.

John Henry
                    he left
                                his hammer:
                    All painted red;
                    All painted red.

You just take this hammer
                                        and carry it
                                                            to my captain:
                                        Oh tell him I'm gone;
                                        Won't you tell him I'm gone.