John Henry (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)

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Bruce Springsteen performing "John Henry", live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006

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Lyrics:

Well, John Henry was a little baby

Sittin' on his dady's knee

He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel,

And cried, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord

Hammer's gonna be the death of me"

Now the captain he said to John Henry,

"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around

I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks

I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God

I'm gonna knock that steel on down"

John Henry told his captain,

"Lord, man ain't nothin' but a man

But efore I let that steam drill beat me down

I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord

I'll die with a hammer in my hand"

John Henry driving on the right side

That steam drill driving on the left

Says, "'Fore I'll let your steam drill beat me down

I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord,

I'll hammer my fool self to death"

Well, captain said to John Henry,

"What is that storm I hear?"

John Henry said, "That ain't no storm Captain

That's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord

That's just my hammer in the air"

John Henry said to his shaker

"Shaker, why don't you sing?

'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down

Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord

Listen to my cold steel ring"

John Henry, he hammered in the mountains

His hammer was striking fire

But he worked so hard; it broke his heart

John Henry laid down his hammer and died, Lord, Lord

John Henry laid down his hammer and died

Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman

By the name of Polly Ann

She walked out to those tracks

Picked up John Henry's hammer

Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord

Polly drove that steel like a man

Well every, every Monday morning

When the blue bird he begin to sing

You could hear John Henry from a mile or more

You could hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

I say, You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

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