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.