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John Henry

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John Henry was released on May 22, 2026 by Fig Tree Studios as a part of the album How Did We Get Here?

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bailey Gillen

Vocals

Micah Yoder

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bailey Jordan Gillen

Bailey Jordan Gillen

Songwriter

Micah Yoder

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bailey Gillen

Mixing Engineer

Micah Yoder

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Say, John Henry, what you doing it for

Showed you progress and you're calling it war, my, my

Twelve long hours didn't earn you a dime

Nine pound hammer on the Chesapeake line, my, my

Say, John Henry, tell me what do you mean

Man can't battle with the soul of machines, my, my

Take no notice of the good that you've done

Gave you nothing but the dirt in your lungs, my, my

Ain't you tired of trying so hard

Don't it wear you down

Oh, so long

If the rich men say who's to say that they're wrong

Time moves on

And there ain't no telling what they'll say

What they'll say when you're gone

Say, John Henry, when are you gonna learn

Time keeps running on the bodies it burns, my, my

Found your purpose in the work of your hands

But the rich men steal what they can't understand, my, my

My, my

Ain't you tired of trying so hard

Don't it wear you down

Oh, so long

If the rich men say who's to say that they're wrong

Time moves on

And there ain't no telling what they'll say

What they'll say when you're gone

Oh, they thought those pistons would drive you along

But you tuned your heartbeat and you made it a song

Oh John

Oh John

Say, John Henry, how'd you win in the end

You lay there smiling while they're steaming ahead

Unmarked grave dirt filling your boots

But the songs ain't singing 'bout the wolves in the suits

Written by: Bailey Jordan Gillen, Micah Joel Yoder

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