John Henry Songtext
von Howard Armstrong

John Henry was a baby boy
Sat on his pappy′s knee
With his long and lonesome cry

Hammer's gonna be the death of me someday
Hammer′s gonna be the death of me
Yes, that hammer's gonna be the death of me
Hammer's gonna be the death of me

John Henry told his steel shaker
"Shaker, don′t you know you better pray
If I miss this piece of steel


Tomorrow′s gonna be a barren day now
Tomorrow's gonna be a barren day
Yes, tomorrow′s gonna be a barren day
Tomorrow's gonna be a barren day"

Well, John Henry had a little woman
Dress that she wore was red
Went down that track and she never looked back

I′m going where John Henry fell dead this morning
Going where John Henry fell dead
I'm going where John Henry fell dead now
Going where John Henry fell dead