I was born one mornin'
The rain a pourin' down
Heard my mammy say to my pappy
Let's call him john henry brown
Walk on
Boy
Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A gonna help you carry your load
I left my mammy and pappy
Just about the age of ten
Lord
I got me a job a workin' on the levee
Totin' water for the hard workin' men
One day my pappy told me
Some advice I wanna give to you
Son
Find a good woman
Be good to her
An' she's gonna be good to you
If anyone should ever ask you
Just who is that fella brown
You can tell him I'm the boy
Who left his hammer smokin'
Where he beat that steam drill down
Walk on
Boy
Walk on down the road
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A gonna help you carry your load
Walk on boy
Walk on boy
Walk on
Boy
