Key: D major
Verse 1
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He took a big piece of steel in his right hand
He said, steel's gonna
be the death of me,
Lord, Lord
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Steel's gonna be the death of me
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Well, steel's gonna be the death of me,
Lord, Lord
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Steel's gonna be the death of me
John Henry was a little baby,
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the C &O Road,
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gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord,
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it's gonna be the death of me.
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Well, it's gonna be the death of me,
Lord, Lord,
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gonna be the death of me.
Well, a captain said to John Henry,
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drill out on the job,
I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
Lord, Lord.
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
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Lord, Lord, whop that steel on down.
Well John Henry said to his captain,
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But before I let that steamrail
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I'm gonna die with this hammer in my hand,
Lord, Lord,
I'm gonna die with this
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hammer in my hand,
I'm gonna die with this
hammer in my hand,
Lord, Lord,
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Die with this hammer in my hand.
Well John Henry said to his shaker,
Shaker, why don't you sing?
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Cause I'm throwing twelve pounds
from my hips on down
Listen to that cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
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Listen to that cold steel ring
Listen to that cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
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Listen to that cold steel ring
Well, the man that invented
the steam drill
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about thirteen feet
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And the steam drill only drove nine,
Lord, Lord
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A steam rail only drove nine,
but a steam rail only drove nine,
Lord, Lord,
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steam rail only drove nine
Well, the sun was hot and shining,
down the hill that day
John Henry let his hammer fall,
Lord, Lord
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That day John Henry let his hammer fall,
That day John Henry let his hammer fall,
Lord, Lord,
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That day John Henry let his hammer fall.
John Henry, Lord, he was so small,
I heard that poor boy say,
Bring me a cool drink of water,
for I die, Lord, Lord.
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Bring me cool drink of water before I die,
Lord, Lord,
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cool drink of water before I die
John Henry was hammered
on the mountain,
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Hammered so hard he broke his poor heart
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He laid down his hammer and he died,
Lord, Lord,
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he laid down his hammer and he died
Well, he lay down his
hammer and he died,
Lord, Lord,
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lay down his hammer and he died
Now every Monday morning
on the C &O Road
and you can hear John
Henry's hammer ring
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You can hear John Henry's tambourine.
Lord, Lord.
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You can John Henry's tambourine.
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You can hear John Henry's tambourine,
Lord, Lord.
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You can John Henry's tambourine.
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