John Henry

John Henry was a little baby
And I remember
That the big bear turned down the sea
That he did the most evil, Lord
He did the most evil
John Henry was a little baby
And I fall on my knees
For the children are harder
And the cold Jesus tears
That can be the devil of me, Lord, Lord
That can be the devil of me
John Henry had a little woman
Her name was Mary Magdalene
Every day she would sing
John Henry does not hear her when it swing
John Henry does not hear her when it swing
I was talkin' to Sir John Henry
I'm gonna bring thy steam drill around
I'm gonna bring thy steam drill around
I was John, I'm gonna (Huh) still all done, Lord, Lord
I'm gonna (Huh) steal all of a dime
John Henry said to his captain
My old man ain't nothin' but a man
But I thought I'd let my steam drill be my dime
Die with the hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with the hammer in my hand
John Henry said to his shaper
Can your soldiers pay
I'm gonna lower forty pound from a hill, Lord, Lord
Listen to the cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Listen to the cold steel ring
John Henry said to his captain
Leave the other lover I'll see
Steam drill and truck, can you hold it true
Can you throw a steel iron and see, Lord, Lord
Can you throw a steel iron and see
John Henry waited on the mountain
And he was tired and tired
But he was so hard he broke the poor heart
He died without a wedding, John, Lord, Lord
He died without a wedding, John
I was on my two-mile pretty little feet
Hoping to grow my mind
This the other gift I had ever been
I love these old men, Lord, Lord
But I must still love a man
But I must still love a man