Lyrics John Henry - Ronnie Hawkins
John
Henry,
he
could
hammer
He
could
whistle
or
he
could
sing
Oh,
well,
he
went
to
the
mountains
early
in
the
mornin'
Just
to
hear
his
hammer
ring,
Lord,
Lord
Hear
his
hammer
ring
(Lord,
Lord)
John
Henry
was
a
little
baby
(baby)
Sitting
on
the
his
daddy's
knee
(on
his
knee)
Picked
up
a
hammer,
a
little
piece
of
steel
He
said,
"Hammer
gonna
be
the
death
of
me,
Lord,
Lord
Hammer
gonna
be
the
death
of
me"
(Lord,
Lord)
Hear
the
Captain
said
to
John
Henry
"Looky
yonder
what
I
see
Your
hole
done
choke,
the
drill
done
broke
And
you
can't
drive
steel
like
me,
Lord,
Lord
You
can't
drive
steel
like
me"
(Lord,
Lord)
Hear
the
Captain
said
to
John
Henry
I'm
gonna
bring
me
steam
drill
around
I'm
gonna
bring
me
sterm
drill
out
on
the
job
I'm
gonna
whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down
(Lord,
Lord)
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down
(Lord,
Lord)
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Whup
that-
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2 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
3 I Gave My Love a Cherry
4 Brave Man (from the Paramount Film 'Red Garters')
5 A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
6 Virginia Bride
7 Mister and Mississippi
8 John Henry
9 Fare Thee Well
10 One Out of a Hundred
11 The Death of Floyd Collins
12 Love from Afar
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