[00:00.00]John Henry - Lonnie Donegan
[00:03.73]Well John Henry told his little woman
[00:07.87]Honey cook my supper soon
[00:11.75]I've got ninety miles of track
[00:13.86]I'm going to line
[00:15.79]Gonna line them by the light of the moon
[00:19.71]Gonna line them by the light of the moon
[00:23.01]John Henry was a steel driver
[00:25.06]He was the best in the land
[00:26.38]And he'd die with his hammer in his hand
[00:28.10]I'll tell you all about him now
[00:30.65]Well John Henry told his captain
[00:34.57]You know a man ain't nothing but a man
[00:38.25]But before I let your steam drill beat me down
[00:42.28]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[00:46.05]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[00:49.60]John Henry told to his captain
[00:53.24]You know a man ain't nothing but a man
[00:56.97]But before I let your steam drill beat me down
[01:00.80]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[01:04.48]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[01:08.11]John Henry had another woman
[01:11.65]And the dress that she wore was red
[01:15.27]Oh she studies up the track lord she never looked back
[01:18.98]I'm going where John Henry lies dead
[01:22.75]I'm going where John Henry lies dead
[01:26.82]John Henry went down to Washington
[01:30.24]In the bed them in the sand
[01:33.88]And the people from the East and people from the west
[01:37.88]Ain't seen such a steel driving man
[01:41.33]Ain't seen such a steel driving man
[01:44.74]But if some say he's from England
[01:48.54]And some say he's from France
[01:52.26]No he's nothing but a Louisiana man
[01:56.09]A leader of the steel driving gang
[01:59.74]A leader of the steel driving gang