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Spike Driver Blues
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Spike Driver Blues was released on January 1, 1988 by Yazoo as a part of the album 1928 Sessions
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1988
LabelYazoo
LanguageEnglish
BPM100
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Tell him I'm goin'
Tell him I'm goin'
Tell him I'm goin'
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Tell him I'm goin'
Just tell him I'm goin'
I'm sure is goin'
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill me
But it won't kill me
But it won't kill me
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill me
But it won't kill me
Ain't gonna kill me
It's a long way from East Colorado
Honey, to my home
Honey, to my home
Honey, to my home
It's a long way from East Colorado
Honey, to my home
Honey, to my home
That's why I'm goin'
John Henry, he left his hammer
Layin"side the road
Layin"side the road
Layin"side the road
John Henry, he left his hammer
All over in rain
All over in rain
That's why I'm goin'
John Henry, he's a steel-drivin' boy
But he went down
But he went down
But he went down
John Henry, he's a steel-drivin' boy
But he went down
But he went down
That's why I'm goin'
Written by: Mississippi John Hurt

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