Ronnie Hawkins - The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins

John Henry

John Henry, he could hammer
He could whistle or he could sing
Oh, well, he went to the mountains early in the mornin'
Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord
Hear his hammer ring (Lord, Lord)

John Henry was a little baby (baby)
Sitting on the his daddy's knee (on his knee)
Picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel
He said, "Hammer gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer gonna be the death of me" (Lord, Lord)

Hear the Captain said to John Henry
"Looky yonder what I see
Your hole done choke, the drill done broke
And you can't drive steel like me, Lord, Lord
You can't drive steel like me" (Lord, Lord)

Hear the Captain said to John Henry
I'm gonna bring me steam drill around
I'm gonna bring me sterm drill out on the job
I'm gonna whup that steel goin' down, Lord, Lord

Whup that steel goin' down (Lord, Lord)
Whup that steel goin' down, Lord, Lord
Whup that steel goin' down (Lord, Lord)
Whup that steel goin' down, Lord, Lord
Whup that-



Credits
Writer(s): Pd Traditional, J Baird
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Summertime
  2. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  3. I Gave My Love a Cherry
  4. Brave Man
  5. A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
  6. Virginia Bride
  7. Mr. and Mississippi
  8. John Henry
  9. One Out of a Hundred
  10. The Deayh of Floyd Collins

All Album Tracks: The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins >

Altri album

  1. Love Me Like You Can
  2. Hey Bo Diddley - Rockin', Rollin', Ronnie Hawkins 1958 - 1961
  3. The Roulette Years
  4. Rockin'
  5. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
  6. You Cheated You Lied
  7. Rock and Roll Greats
  8. The Ballard of Caryl Chessman
  9. Extended Play Collection
  10. Dizzy Kisses

All Albums of Ronnie Hawkins >

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