Lyrics John Henry - Hank Thompson
John
Henry
was
just
a
little
bitty
boy
No
bigger
than
the
palm
of
your
hand
His
mammy
looked
down
at
John
Henry
and
say
Johnny
you′re
gonna
be
a
steal
drivin'
man
Lord
lord
Johnny
you′re
gonna
be
a
steal
drivin'
man
John
Henry
he
said
to
his
Captain
Captain
I
wanna
hear
you
sing
I'll
swing
forty-nine
pounds
from
my
hips
on
down
I
like
to
hear
that
cold
steel
ring
Lord
Lord
I
like
to
hear
that
cold
steel
ring
[ Guitar
]
John
Henry
had
a
little
woman
and
her
name
was
Polly
Ann
John
Henry
he
got
sick
and
he
had
to
go
to
bed
But
Polly
drove
the
steel
like
a
man
Lord
Lord
Polly
drove
the
steel
like
a
man
John
Henry
went
to
the
tunnel
to
drive
steam
hammer
by
his
side
Well
he
beat
that
drill
till
the
end
of
the
tunnel
Laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
cried
Lord
Lord
laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
cried
[ Guitar
- steel
]
John
Henry
drove
the
steel
on
that
mountain
till
his
hammer
caught
on
fire
And
the
last
words
we
heard
John
Henry
say
Cool
drink
of
water
before
I
die
Lord
Lord
a
cool
drink
of
water
before
I
die
Well
they
took
John
Henry
to
the
graveyard
stuck
him
six
feet
under
the
sand
Everytime
the
freight
train
that
go
puffin′
by
They
say
there
lies
a
steel
drivin′
man
Lord
Lord
yonder
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man
1 Go Cry Your Heart Out
2 The Green Light
3 A Cat Has Nine Lives
4 All That Goes Up Must Come Down
5 I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt
6 California Women
7 Yesterdays Mail
8 If Lovin' You is Wrong
9 What Are We Gonna Do About the Moonlight
10 No Help Wanted
11 The New Green Light
12 Rub - A - Dub - Dub
13 The Blackboard Of My Heart
14 Wake up Irene
15 The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder
16 Whoa Sailor
17 When You're Lovin', You're Livin'
18 Swing Wide Your Gate of Love
19 Humpty Dumpty Heart
20 Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart
21 Honky Tonk Girl
22 Don't Take it Out on Me
23 Breakin' In Another Heart
24 Cryin' In the Deep Blue Sea
25 How Cold Hearted Can You Get
26 Where Is Your Heart Tonight
27 Hangover Heart
28 She's a Girl Without Any Sweetheart
29 Annie Over
30 It's Better to Have Loved a Little
31 Tomorrow Night
32 I Find You Cheat-In' On Me
33 The New Wears Off Too Fast
34 Those Things Money Can't Buy
35 I'll Sign My Heart Away
36 The Wild Side of Life
37 We've Gone Too Far
38 Most of All
39 Soft Lips
40 Wildwood Flower
41 John Henry
42 Yesterday's Girl
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