John Henry chords by Lonnie Donegan
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Well, John Henry told
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his little woman,
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Gonna cook my supper soon.
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I got ninety miles of track,
I'm going to line,
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Gonna line by the light of the moon,
Lord, Lord, gonna line by
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the light of the moon.
John Henry was a stew driver,
he was the best in the land,
And he died with his hammer in his hand,
Now to tell you all about it now
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Padre John Henry told his captain
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Now a man ain't nothing but a man
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But before I let your steam
drill beat me down
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Gonna die with a hammer in my hand,
Lord, Lord
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Gonna die with a hammer in my hand
Padre John Henry told his captain
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That a man ain't nothing but a man
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But before I let your steel
drill beat me down
You're gonna die with that
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hammer in my hand
Lord, Lord, you're gonna die with
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that hammer in my hand
John Henry had a little woman
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And the dress that she wore was red
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Oh, she started over track,
Lord, she never looked back
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I'm gonna where John Henry lies dead
Lord, you're gonna wake
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your Henry Lysade
Ah, your Henry went down to Washington
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And they buried him in the sand
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And the people from the East,
Lord, the people from the West
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Came to see such a steel -driving man
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Yes, Lord, came to see such
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a steel -driving man
Well, there's some that say
he's from England
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He's from France
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You don't know he's nothin'
but a Louisiana man
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He's the leader of the Steel Drivin' Gang
No, no, he's the leader of
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the Steel Drivin' Gang
John Henry
Lonnie Donegan
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