Lyrics John Henry - Harry Belafonte
John
Henry
he
could
hammer
He
could
whistle,
he
could
sing
He
went
to
the
mountain
early
in
the
mornin'
Just
to
hear
his
hammer
ring,
Lord,
Lord
Hear
his
hammer
ring
Just
to
hear
his
hammer
ring,
Lord,
Lord
Hear
his
hammer
ring
When
John
Henry
was
a
little
baby
Sittin'
on
his
daddy's
knee
He
picked
up
a
hammer,
a
little
piece
of
steel
Said,
"Hammer
be
the
death
of
me,
Lord,
Lord
Hammer
be
the
death
of
me"
When
John
Henry's
fam'ly
needed
money
Said
he
didn't
have
but
a
dime
If
you
wait
'til
the
red
sun
goes
down
I'll
get
it
from
the
man
in
the
mine,
Lord,
Lord
Get
it
from
the
man
in
the
mine
I'll
get
it
from
the
man
in
the
mine,
Lord,
Lord
Get
it
from
the
man
in
the
mine
Well,
John
Henry
went
to
the
Captain
(what
happened?)
Said
the
captain,
"What
can
you
do?"
"I
can
hoist
a
jack,
I
can
lay
a
track
I
can
pick
and
shovel
too,
Lord,
Lord
Pick
and
shovel
too
I
can
pick
and
shovel
too,
Lord,
Lord
Pick
and
shovel
too"
Well,
the
captain
said
to
John
Henry
"I'm
gonna
bring
me
a
steam
drill
'round
Gonna
bring
me
a
steam
drill
out
on
the
job
Gonna
whoop
that
steel
on
down,
Lord,
Lord
Whoop
that
steel
on
down"
But
John
Henry
said
to
the
captain
"Oh,
a
man
ain't
nothin'
but
a
man
'Fore
I'd
let
your
steam
drill
beat
me
down
I'd
die
with
the
hammer
in
my
hand,
Lord,
Lord
Die
with
the
hammer
in
my
hand"
Well,
John
Henry
said
to
the
captain
"Looka
yonder
what
I
see
Hole
done
choke,
drill
done
broke
And
you
can't
drive
steel
like
me,
Lord,
Lord
Can't
drive
steel
like
me
Oh,
you
can't
drive
steel
like
me,
no,
no
Can't
drive
steel
like
me"
Well,
John
Henry
drove
into
the
mountain
His
hammer
was
strikin'
fire
He
drove
so
hard,
he
broke
his
poor
heart
And
well,
he
laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
died,
Lord,
Lord
Laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
died
Laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
died,
Great
God
Laid
down
his
hammer
and
he
died
Oh,
they
took
John
Henry
to
the
White
House
And
they
buried
him
in
the
sand
Every
locomotive
come
roarin'
by
Says,
"There
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man,
Lord,
Lord
There
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man
Says,
there
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man,
who-wee
There
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man
Says,
there
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man,
Lord,
Lord
There
lies
a
steel
drivin'
man"
1 Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
2 If I Were A Carpenter
3 Angelina
4 Jump in the Line
5 Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
6 Jamaica Farewell
7 Try to Remember
8 Michael Row the Boat Ashore
9 Mary's Boy Child
10 I Do Adore Her
11 Shenandoah
12 Oh, Freedom
13 I'm Just a Country Boy
14 God Bless the Child
15 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
16 Delia's Gone
17 Come Back Liza
18 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
19 Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
20 A-Roving
21 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
22 Cocoanut Woman
23 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
24 Mama Look A Boo Boo
25 Jump Down Spin Around
26 Cotton Fields
27 Don't Ever Love Me
28 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
29 Hold 'Em Joe
30 Angelique-O
31 Island in the Sun
32 Land of the Sea and Sun
33 Midnight Special
34 On Top of Old Smokey
35 Muleskinner
36 This Land Is Your Land
37 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
38 A Day In the Life of a Fool
39 Mr. Bojangles
40 Abraham, Martin And John
41 Danny Boy
42 When the Saints Go Marching In
43 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
44 Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
45 Venezuela
46 Fare Thee Well
47 Man Piaba
48 Sylvie
49 Unchained Melody
50 Once Was
51 John Henry
52 One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
53 Chimiley Smoke
54 Don't Ever Love Me
55 Cotton Fields
56 Jump Down Spin Around
57 Mama Look A Boo Boo
58 Cocoanut Woman
59 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
60 A-Roving
61 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
62 Delia's Gone
63 God Bless the Child
64 Hold 'Em Joe
65 Chimiley Smoke
66 Shenandoah
67 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
68 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
69 Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
70 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down) [From "Bright Road"]
71 Venezuela
72 Man Piaba
73 John Henry
74 Sylvie
75 Unchained Melody
76 Come Back Liza
77 Once Was
78 When the Saints Go Marching In
79 Danny Boy
80 Angelique-O
81 Island In the Sun (from "Island In the Sun")
82 One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
83 Land of the Sea and Sun
84 Midnight Special
85 On Top of Old Smokey
86 Muleskinner
87 This Land Is Your Land
88 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
89 A Day In the Life of a Fool
90 Mr. Bojangles
91 Abraham, Martin And John
92 Fare Thee Well
93 Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
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