When
John Henry was a little baby
No
bigger than the palm of your hand
His
mommy looked down at little Johnny and said
My
Johnny gonna be a steel drivin' man, yes
Johnny
gonna be a steel drivin' man
John Henry was a steel drivin' man
Drove
steel all over the land
Before I let the steam hammer get me down
I'm
a-gonna die with my hammer in my hand
Die with my hammer in my hand
John Henry
went to the tunnel to drive
Steam hammer by his side
He beat the steam hammer
to the top of the hill
He laid down his hammer and he cried, Lord
Laid down his
hammer and he cried
John Henry had a lovin' little wife
Her name was Polly Ann
Johnny
got sick and he had to go to bed
Polly drove steel like a man, yes
Polly drove
steel like a man
They buried John Henry in the graveyard
They laid him down in
the sand
Every time a freight train come puffin' by
They say yonder lies a steel
drivin' man
Yonder lies a steel drivin' man
