John Henry

John Henry was little baby boy

You could hold him in the palm of your hand

And his papa cried out, learn something well, son your gonna be a steam driver man

Lord lord your gonna be a steam driver man

John Henry he went up the mountain

He looked down on the other side

Lord the mountain was so tall and John Henry was so small that he laid down his hammer and he cried

Oh boy he laid down his hammer and he cried

John Henry he walked through the tunnel

Had his captain there by his side

The last words that John Henry said was bring me a cool drink of water before i die

Oh lord just a cool drink of water before i die

John Henry was little baby boy

You could hold him in the palm of your hand

And his papa cried out, learn something well, son your gonna live a steam driver man

And your gonna die a steam driver man