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---John Henry, The Steel Driving Man---
--The Limeliters--

#1. When John Henry was just
a little baby. Sittin' on his Daddy's
knee. He gave one long and
lonesome cry, Said, "A hammer
be the death of me..." (sing 2 times)#2. John Henry told his captain.
Said, "A man ain't nothing but a
man. But before I let your steam
drill beat me down, I'll die with
a hammer in my hand..." (2 times)#3. Well the man that invented
the steam drill, He thought that he
was mighty fine. But John Henry
drove his steal 15 feet, And the
steam drill drove only nine (2 times)#4. John Henry kept hammering
on the mountain. There was lightning
in his eyes!! He drove so hard that it
broke his heart And he laid down his
hammer and he died... (2 times)