Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Oliver Swain
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Earl Scruggs
Composer
Lyrics
Hammer, hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low
Laid him low
(Said the) Hammer, hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low
Laid him low
Take the hammer to the captain
Let him see
Let him see
Take the hammer to the captain
Let him see
Let him see
I don't want no redneck woman
Like I know
Like I know
Don't want no redneck woman
Like I know
Like I know
When you hear that bulldog barking
Someone's out
Someone's out
When you hear that bulldog barking
Someone's round
Someone's round
When you hear that six gun ringing
'Nother man's gone
'Nother man's gone
When you hear that six gun ringing
'Nother man's gone
'Nother man's gone
Hammer hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low
Laid him low
Take the hammer to the captain
Let him see
Let him see
Take the hammer to the captain
Let him see
Make him
Hammer hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low
Laid him low
Lay him down down on the cold cold cold ground
We laid him down down on the cold ground
We laid him down down on the cold ground
Laid him down down down down down down
Because his skin was brown
Written by: Dp, Hank Thompson, [unknown]