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Sep 28, 2013 · 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 the post-Civil War era.
The story of John Henry is traditionally told through two types of songs: ballads, commonly called "The Ballad of John Henry", and "hammer songs" (a type of work song), each with wide-ranging and varying lyrics.
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 of me, Lord, Lord.
John Henry, hero of a widely sung African American folk ballad. It describes his contest with a steam drill, in which John Henry crushed more rock than the machine did but died ‘with his hammer in his hand.’
This folk song tells the story of John Henry, an enormous man who worked on the Big Bend Tunnel near Talcott, West Virginia. The tunnel was carved through the Big Bend Mountain so the railroad could go through it instead of around it.
Jul 10, 2010 · Studio version of John Henry - 1975http://www.facebook.com/jcinfocenterFor more Johnny Cash visit:http://www.johnny-cash-infocenter.com
Aug 12, 2019 · Bruce Springsteen - Event Tickets. Sep. 7. Nearest event · Washington, DC. Sat 7:30 PM · Nationals Park. Ticketmaster. VIEW TICKETS. Bruce Springsteen performing "John Henry" at The Seeger...
"0 turner, how can it be? The rock is so hard and the steel is so tough. That everybody's turning after me" They took poor Johnny to the steep hillside. He looked to his heavens above.
JOHN HENRY. Some say he's from Georgia, Some say he's from Alabam, But it's wrote on the rock at the Big Ben Tunnel, That he's an East Virginia Man, That he's an East Virginia man. John Henry was a steel drivin' man, He died with a hammah in his han', Oh, come along boys and line the track.
Apr 25, 2006 · John Henry Lyrics: Well, John Henry was a little baby / Sitting on his daddy's knee / He picked up a hammer and / A little piece of steel / And cried, "Hammer's going to / Be death of...
