Nine Pound Hammer Lyrics

Nine pound hammer is just a little too heavy
For my size, baby for my sizeTake this hammer show it to my captain
Tell him I'm gone, baby tell him I'mIf he asks you where I went to
Tell him you don't know, baby you don't knowAin't no hammer in this mountain
Out rings mine, baby out rings mineTake this hammer and throw it in the river
It rings right on, baby it rings right onThis is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill me, baby it won't kill meThis old hammer killed my buddy
It laid him low, it laid him lowRoll on buddy don't roll so slow
How can I roll when the wheels won't goRoll on buddy for to make your time
I broke down and I can't make mineThis nine pound hammer just a little too heavy
For my size, baby for my size