Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Henry was a little baby
He said, that hammer gonna be the death of me,
Lord, Lord
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Hammer gonna be the death of me
Now the captain, said to John Henry
drill out on the job
I'm gonna whoop that steel on down,
my lord
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Blow it, Jordy
Well, the man that invented the steam drill
And that steam drill only made nine,
Lord, Lord
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That steam drill only made nine
Well, John Henry drove into the mountain
that he broke his poor heart
Well, he laid down his hammer and he cried
Oh, he did
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He laid down his hammer and he cried
Fiddle head
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That's a lovin' word
Well, John Henry had a little woman
and he had to lay in bed
Polyandrosteel like a man, la la
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Polyandrosteel like a man
Now John Henry drove into the mountain
that he broke his poor heart
And well he laid down his
hammer and he died
Oh yes he did,
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Cheetah!
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Well, they took John Henry
to the graveyard
They said, there lies a steel -driving man,
Lord, Lord
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There lies a steel -driving man
Well, some say he comes from Texas
a steel -drivin' man
He was the leader of a steel -drivin' gang,
la -la
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Leader of a steel -drivin' gang,
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Bruce
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You know, some say he
comes from Texas,
a steel drivin' man
He was a leader of a steel drivin' gang,
Lord, Lord
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Leader of a steel drivin' gang
He was a leader of a steel -driving gang,
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oh Lord, leader of a steel -driving gang
He was a leader of a steel -driving gang,
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oh Lord, leader of a steel -driving gang
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