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John Henry had a little woman<br /> And the dress she wore was red<br /> She walked down the track,<br /> She never looked back<br /> I&#39;m going where John Henry fell dead<br /> I&#39;m going where John Henry fell dead<br /> John Henry had another woman<br /> And her name was Polly Anne<br /> John Henry was taken sick<br /> And he had to go to bed<br /> Polly Anne drove steel like a man<br /> Polly Anne drove steel like a man<br /> John Henry told his little woman<br /> Honey fix my supper soon<br /> I got ninety-nine miles<br /> Of track I wanna line back<br /> <br /> I&#39;m gonna line &#39;em by the light of the moon<br /> I&#39;m gonna line &#39;em by the light of the moon<br /> John Henry said to his captain<br /> You know a man ain&#39;t nothin&#39; but a man<br /> I&#39;m bettin&#39; right now you wont beat me down<br /> I&#39;m gonna die with my hammer in my hand<br /> I&#39;m gonna die with my hammer in my hand<br /> John Henry hammered in the mountain<br /> Until his hammer caught on fire<br /> The last word&#39;s I heard that the poor boy said<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I die<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I die<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I die<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I die<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I die<br /> Give me a cool drink of water before I dieLyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>

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John Henry had a little woman
And the dress she wore was red
She walked down the track,
She never looked back
I'm going where John Henry fell dead
I'm going where John Henry fell dead
John Henry had another woman
And her name was Polly Anne
John Henry was taken sick
And he had to go to bed
Polly Anne drove steel like a man
Polly Anne drove steel like a man
John Henry told his little woman
Honey fix my supper soon
I got ninety-nine miles
Of track I wanna line back
I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon

I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon
John Henry said to his captain
You know a man ain't nothin' but a man
I'm bettin' right now you wont beat me down
I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
John Henry hammered in the mountain
Until his hammer caught on fire
The last word's I heard that the poor boy said
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die

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Roebuck "Pops" Staples (Dec. 28, 1914 – Dec. 19, 2000), was the patriarch of the Staples family (aka The Staples Singers): daughters Mavis, Yvonne, and Cleotha and son Pervis. Roebuck sang and played a highly distinctive style of guitar, mixing acoustic, bluesy techniques (fingerpicking, bending notes in the manner of Mississippi Delta blues guitarists such as Charley Patton, Son House, and Garfield Akers) with amplified effects (principally tremolo, reminiscent of fellow Mississippi native Bo Diddley) on the electric guitar to produce a lyrical yet funky style that blended blues...

Read more about Roebuck "Pops" Staples on Last.fm.


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