John Henry

When John Henry was a little baby

Sittin' on his mama's knee

Well he pointed out a feather and a piece of steel

And said that's steel's gonna be the death of me

Lord, Lord, Lord, that steel's gonna be the death of me

Well John Henry had a little woman

Name of Polly Ann

Well John got sick, had to lay down on the bed

You all know, Polly drove steel like a man

Lord, Lord, Lord, Polly drove steel like a man (That's true)

John...

Well, John Henry went up on the mountain

Well, the mountain was sinkin' in

He said, come on captain, I know what I'm doin'

It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind[Verse 4]

Well John Henry went up on the mountain

Lord, the mountain was so high

He said we're gonna shake this steel drivin' down

Give me a cool drink of water before I die

Lord, Lord, give me a cool drink of water before I die, that's right

Well some say that he came from England

Some say that he came from Spain

But John Henry well ain't nothin' but a Louisiana man

And he died with his hammer in his hand

Lord, Lord, he died with his hammer in his hand

Lord, Lord, Lord, he died with his hammer in his hand

Lord, Lord, Lord, he died with his hammer

Died with his hammer

Died with his hammer in his hand

Yeah, he died with his hammer

Died with his hammer

Died with his hammer in his hand

Lord, Lord, Lord he died with his hammer

Steel drivin' man

He died with his hammer in his hand

Play it one time...

[Harmonica Solo][Outro]

Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Ah, It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord knows, it ain't nothin' but my hammer

Nothin' by my hammer

It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer

Nothin' but my hammer

It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Yeah, it ain't nothin', nothin' but my hammer

Nothin' but my hammer

Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord, Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer

No, no, no, nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

I swear it ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord, Lord, suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

A-suckin' wind

Ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind

Lord, it ain't nothin' but my hammer a-suckin' wind, yeah yeah