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4 John Henry told his old capt'in, Said, "A man ain't nothin' but a man, Before I let yo' steel gang down
I will die with the hammer in my hand, oh, Lawdy, Die with the hammer in my hand."
5 John Henry told his capt'in, "Next time you go to town
A-jes' bring me back a ten-pound maul
Fer to beat yo' steel-drivin' down, oh, Lawdy,
Beat yo' steel-drivin' down."
6 John Henry had a old lady, An' her name was Polly Ann.
John Henry tuck sick an' he had to go to bed; Pauline drove steel like a man, oh, Lawdy, P'line drove steel like a man.
7 John Henry had a old lady, An' the dress she wo' was red;
Well, she started up the track an' she never looked back, "Gwine where my man fell dead, oh, Lawdy, Where my man fell dead."
8 Well, they taken John Henry to Wash'n'ton, An' they bury him in the san',
There's people from the East an' there's people from the West Come to see such a steel-drivin' man, oh, Lawdy, See such a steel-drivin' man.
9 Well, some say he's fum England, Well, an' some say he's fum Spain,
But I say he's nothin' but a Lou's'ana man,
Jes' the leader of a steel-drivin' gang, oh? Lawdy,
Leader of a steel-drivin' gang. |
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