Chord Legend Of John Henrys Hammer

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john henry’s pappy woke him up one midnight . 
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he said ,  \"before the sheriff comes ,  i wanna tell you . 
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listen boy , \" he said ,  \"learn to ball A jack ,  learn to lay A track . 

learn to pick and shovel too .  and take my hammer . 
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it’ll do anything     you tell it to . 

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john henry’s mammy had about A dozen babies . 
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john henry’s pappy broke jail about A dozen times . 
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the babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money , 

he said :  \"i’ll pay you A quarter at A time ,  startin’ tomorrow . 
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that’s pay for A steel driver on this line . \"

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then the section foreman said ,  \"hey ,  hammer swinger , 
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i see you brought your own hammer ,  boy , 

but what else can all them muscle do?\"
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and he said ,  \"i can turn A jack ,  i can lay A track . 

i can pick and shovel too . \"  ( \"can you swing A hammer ,  boy\" ) 
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\"yes sir ,  i can do anything     you hire me to . \"

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       ( \"now ,  ain’t you somethin’ ,  so high and mighty with your muscles . 

just go ahead ,  boy ,  and pick up that hammer .  pick up the hammer . \" ) 

he said ,  \"get A rusty spike and swing it down three times . 

i’ll pay you A nickel A day for ev’ry inch you sink into . 
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go on and do what you say you can do . \"

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with A steep - nosed hammer on A four foot switch handle , 
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john henry raised it back till it touched his heels . 
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then the spike went through the crosstie and split it half in two . 

thirty five cents A day for drivin’ steel . 

 ( \"sweat ,  sweat boy ,  sweat .  you owe me two more swings . \" ) 
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\"i was born for drivin’ steel . \"

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well ,  john henry hammered in the mountain . 
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he’d give A grunt and he’d give A groan with every swing . 
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the women folks for miles around heard him and came down

to watch him make the cold steel ring .  lord ,  what A swinger . 
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just listen to that cold steel ring . 

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but the bad boss came up laughin’ at john henry . 
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said ,  \"you full of vinegar now ,  but you ’bout through . 
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we gonna get A steam drill to do you share if drivin’ . 

then what’s all them muscle gonna do ,  huh ,  john henry?
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gonna take A little bit of vinegar out of you . \"

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john henry said ,  \"i feed four little brothers
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and baby sister’s walkin’ on her knees . 
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did the lord say that machines oughta take the place of livin’?

and what’s the substitute for bread and beans? i ain’t seen it . 
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do engines get rewarded for their steam?\"

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john henry hid in A coal mine for his dinner nap;
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had thirty minutes to rest before the bell . 
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the mine boss hollered ,  \"get up ,  who - ever you are and get A pickax . 

give me enough coal to start another hill and keep it burnin’ . 
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mine me enough to start another hill . \"

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john henry said to his captain ,  \"a man ain’t nothin’ but A man . 
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but if you’ll bring that steam drill around i’ll beat it fair and hon  -  est . 

i’ll die with A hammer in my hand ,  but i’ll be laughin’ ,  
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’cause you can’t replae A steel drivin’ man . \"

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there was A big crowd of people at the mountain . 
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john henry said to the steam drill ,  \"how is you?
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pardon me ,  mister steam drill .  i suppose you didn’t hear me . 

i said ,  how are you? huh?
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well ,  can you turn A jack ,  can you lay A track?

can you pick and shovel too?
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listen ,  this hammer swinger’s talkin’ to you . \"

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two thousands people hollered ,  \"go ,  john henry!\"
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then somebody hollered ,  \"the mountain’s caving in!\"
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john henry told the captain ,  \"tell the kind folks don’t to worry . 

it ain’t nothin’ but my hammer suckin’ wind .  it keeps me breathin’ . 
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this steel driver’s muscle ,  i ain’t tin . 

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captain ,  tell the people move back farther . 
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i’m at the finish line and there ain’t no drill . 
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it’s so far behind but yet ain’t got the brains to quit it . 

when she blows up she’ll scatter ’cross the hills ,  lord ,  lord . 
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when she blows up she’ll scatter ’cross the hills . \"

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well ,  john henry had A little woman . 
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i believe the lady’s name was polly ann . 
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           yeah ,  that was his good woman . 

john henry threw his hammer over his shoulder and went on home . 

he lay down to rest his weary back .  and early next mornin’ he said , 

\"come here polly ann .  come here ,  sugar . 

you know ,  i believe this is the first time i ever

watched the sun come up that i couldn’t come up . 

take my hammer ,  polly ann ,  and go to that railroad . 

swing that hammer like you seen me do it . 

and when you’re swingin’ with the lead man ,  they’ll all know , 

they’ll all know you’re john henry’s woman . 

but ,  but tell ’em that ain’t all you can do . 

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tell ’em i can hoist A jack ,  and i can lay A track . 

i can pick and shovel too .  ain’t no machine can . 
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that’s been     proved to you . \"

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there was A big crowd of mourners at the church house . 
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the section hands laid him in the sand . 
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trains go by on the rails john henry laid . 
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they slow down ,  they take off their hats ,  the men do . 

when they come to the place where john henry’s layin’

restin’ his back ,  some of ’em say , 

\"mornin’ ,  steel driver .  you sure was A hammer swinger . \"

then they go on by pickin’ up A little speed . 
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click - A - dee clack .  click - A - dee clack .  click - A - dee clack .  click - A - dee 
clack . 

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 ( yonder lies the steel drivin’ man ,  oh ,  lord . 
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yonder lies the steel drivin’ man . ) 
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 | | :   ( yonder lies the steel drivin’ man ,  oh ,  lord . 
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yonder lies the steel drivin’ man . )   : | |   repeat and fade


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