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John Henry Lyrics: John Henry was about three days old / Sittin' on his papa's knee / He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel; / Said, 'Hammer's gonna be the death...
Read the lyrics of the traditional folk song John Henry, about a steel-driving man who competed with a steam drill and died of exhaustion. Learn about the song's history, covers, and variations.
Learn the story and lyrics of John Henry, a folk song about a man who competes with a steam drill and dies from exhaustion. Find out the history, variations and artists who recorded this song, and its connection to the Big Bend Tunnel in West Virginia.
John Henry Lyrics by Pete Seeger from the Sing-A-Long album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: John Henry was about three days old, Sittin' on his papa's knee. He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel; …
A folk version of the ballad about a steel drivin' man who died by a steam drill in a tunnel. The lyrics tell the story of his heroic struggle, his love for his wife and his son, and his tragic fate.
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But John Henry drove his steel fifteen feet, And the steam drill drove only nine, Lord, Lord. Gonna whop that steel on down." 5. John Henry kept hammerin' on the mountain, There was lightnin' in his eye. He drove so hard that he broke his heart, And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord. And he laid down his hammer and he died. 6.
John Henry Lyrics by Woody Guthrie from the Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: John Henry, when he was a baby Settin' on his mammy's knee Picked up an hammer in his little right hand Said, "Hammer b…
