[00:03.36]Well John Henry told his little woman
[00:08.10]Gonna cook my supper soon
[00:11.49]I've got ninety miles of track
[00:13.38]I'm going to line
[00:15.27]Gonna line them by the light of the moon
[00:18.06]Lord lord
[00:19.41]Gonna line them by the light of the moon
[00:23.25]John Henry was a steel driver
[00:27.60]He was the best in the land
[00:34.32]And he'd die with his hammer in his hand
[00:38.19]I'll tell you all about him now
[00:41.76]Well John Henry told his captain
[00:44.43]You know a man ain't nothing but a man
[00:49.41]But before I let your steam drill beat me down
[00:53.07]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[00:56.25]Lord lord
[00:57.27]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[01:00.39]Hi John Henry told to his captain
[01:04.56]But a man ain't nothing but a man
[01:08.67]But before I let your steam drill beat me down
[01:11.88]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[01:15.12]Lord lord
[01:16.47]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand
[01:19.35]John Henry had another woman
[01:22.95]And the dress that she wore was red
[01:26.76]Oh she studies up the track lord she never looked back
[01:30.18]I'm going where John Henry lies dead
[01:33.18]Lord lord
[01:34.44]Going where John Henry lies dead
[01:37.68]John Henry went down to Washington
[01:39.27]In the bed them in the sand
[01:41.25]And the people from the East and people from the west
[01:48.39]Ain't seen such a steel driving man
[01:51.54]Yeah lord
[01:52.74]Ain't seen such a steel driving man
[01:56.13]But if some say he's from England
[01:59.76]And some say he's from France
[02:03.90]No he's nothing but a Louisiana man
[02:07.62]A leader of the steel driving gang
[02:10.22]Lord lord
[02:12.03]A leader of the steel driving gang