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John Henry said to the Shakers: "You must listen to my call, Before that steam drill shall beat me down, I'll jar these mountains till they fall." John Henry's captain said to him: "I believe these mountains are caving in." John Henry said to his captain: "Oh, Lord!" "That's my hammer you hear in the wind." John Henry he said to his captain ...
This ballad tells the story of John Henry, an American folk hero. According to legend, he was the strongest and fastest railroad workers in his day during th...
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John Henry when he was a baby Settin' on his mammy's knee Picked up an hammer in his little right hand Said "Hammer be the death of me me me Hammer be the death of me!" Some say he's born in Texas ...
John Henry said to his captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man; G G7 C A7. Before I let your steam drill beat me down, G C G C. I will die with that hammer in my hand, G C G. Yes I'll die with that hammer in my hand, G C G C. Yes I'll die with that hammer in my hand, lord, lord,
THE SONG: The lyrics to The Ballad of John Henry are as follows: When John Henry was a little tiny baby. Sitting on his mama’s knee, He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel. Saying, “Hammer’s going to be the death of me, Lord, Lord, Hammer’s going to be the death of me.”. John Henry was a man just six feet high, Nearly two ...
Lyrics. Wonderful (Wonderful) Marvelous (Marvelous) A man with the strength of many (Yes, he was) Brave and bold with a heart of gold (John) John Henry was a mighty man (Mighty man) Born with a hammer right in his hand (Oh, oh...) Polly: Well, a-come on, John You're the one that we're depending on Swing that hammer with all your might I know ...
When John Henry was a little baby, Sittin' on his daddy's knee He picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel, Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord Said hammer be the death of me Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord Said hammer be the death of me When John Henry's fam'ly needed money, Said he didn't have but a dime If you wait 'til ...
