Well John Henry was a little bitty boy no bigger than the palm of your hand His mama looked down at John Henry and said The Little Johnny gonna be a steal drivin' man Lord Lord Johnny gonna be a steal drivin' man When John Henry was just a little baby sittin' on his mama's knee He picked up a hammer and a little bitty piece of steel and said Hammer gonna be the death of me Lord Lord This hammer gonna be the death of me John Henrysaid to his Captain hey now Captain why don't you swing I'm swingin' twenty-nine pounds from the hips on down I love to hear that cold steel ring Lord Lord I love to hear that cold steel ring [ guitar ] Well now John Henry went down to the tunnel to drive big steam drill by his side But he beat that steam drill to the top of the hill And then he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord He laid down his hammer and he died And they took John Henry to the graveyard laid him six feet under the sand And every steam locomotive comes rushin' by Says yonder lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord yonder lies a steel drivin' man They say yonder lies a steel drivin' yonder lies a steel drivin' Yonder lies a steel drivin' yonder lies a steel drivin' man
They say yonder lies a steel drivin'... They say yonder lies a steel drivin'... They say yonder lies a steel drivin'...
