Nine Pound Hammer

I'm a-goin' on a mountain, for to see my baby
I ain't comin' back, Lord, I won't be back
For it's a long way to Harlan, long way to Hazard
Just to get a little brew, Lord, Lord, just to get a little brew
Roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal
How can I pull when the wheels won't roll? Take it, son
Oh yeah, yeah
Lord have mercy
The nine-pound hammer is just a little too heavy
Buddy, for my size, buddy, for my size
That nine-pound hammer killed poor old John Henry
Lord, it won't kill me, no, no, ain't a-gonna kill me
Roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal
How can I pull, Lord, Lord, when the wheels won't roll?
This nine-pound hammer, she rings like silver
Yeah, it rings like silver and it shines like gold
Roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal
How can I pull when the wheels won't roll?
Let me hear you tickle that thing, son
Woo, yeah
You can take my hammer and give it to the captain
Buddy, tell him I'm gone, Lord, Lord, you can tell him I'm gone
And if he ask you where I done gone to
Tell him you don't know, no, buddy, you don't know
Roll on, buddy, and make your time
I done broke down and I can't make mine