Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie - John Henry/Cardinal Newman

John henry when he was a baby

Setting on his mammy's knee

Picked up an hammer in

His little right hand

Said hammer be the

Death of me me me

Hammer be the death of me

Hammer be the

Death of me me me

Hammer be the death of me

Well some say he's born in texas

Some say he's born up in maine

I just say he was

A louisiana man

Leader of a steel driving chain gang

Leader on a steel driving gang

Leader of a steel driving chain gang

Leader on a steel driving gang

Well the captain said to John henry

What did he say

I'm gonna bring my steam drill around

Gonna bring my steam drill

Out on the job

Gonna whup that steel

On down down down

Whup that steel on down

Gonna whup that steel

On down down down

Whup that steel on down

John henry said to the captain

What he say

You can bring your steam drill around

You can bring your steam

Drill out on the job

I'll beat your steam drill

Down down down

Beat your steam drill down

I'll beat your steam drill

Down down down

Beat your steam drill down

John henry said to his shaker

Shaker you had better pray

If you miss your six feet of steel

I'll be your buryin day day day

I'll be your buryin day

INow the shaker said to John henry

Well a

Man ain't nothing but a man

I am thron hundred fiel and

For my hit song dowe

Drill beat me hand hand hand hand

Do in all any man hand

Do in all any man hand hand hand

Do in all any man hand