Key: A major•
Verse 1
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When John Henry was
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a little baby
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Said, hammer gonna be the death of me,
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Hammer gonna be the death of me
Well, the captain, said to John Henry
I'm gonna bring the
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I'm gonna whop that steel on down,
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Lord, Lord, whop that steel on down
Well, Henry said to his captain,
Now a man ain't nothin' but a man
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Before I let that steam
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I'm gonna die with this hammer in my hand,
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die with this hammer in my hand
So the captain said to John Henry,
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John Henry said to his captain,
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why man, it's only my hammer suckin' wind, Lord,
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Lord, only my hammer suckin' wind
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Well, John Henry, he drove fifteen feet,
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But he drove so hard
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And he laid down his hammer and he died,
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Laid down his hammer and he died
Now they took John Henry
to the graveyard
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Singin' there lies a steel drivin' man,
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Lord, Lord
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There lies that steel -drivin'
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There lies that steel -drivin'
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There lies that steel -drivin' man
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