John Henry is a song played by The Jukebox Band in Crackpot.
Lyrics[]
Well, every Monday morning
When the bluebirds begin to sing
You can see John Henry out on the line
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
When John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his papa's knee
He picked up a hammer and a piece of steel
Said hammer gonna be the death of me
Lord, Lord
Hammer gonna be the death of me
Well, the captain said to John Henry
'Gonna bring that steam drill 'round
Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job
Gonna whop that steel on down.
Lord, Lord.
Gonna whop that steel on down.'
John Henry told his captain
'A man ain't nothin' but a man
And before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'll die with a hammer in my hand.
Lord, Lord
I'll dies with a hammer in my hand.'
John Henry was driving on a mountain
And his hammer was striking fire
And the last words I heard that poor boy say
Gimmie a cool drink of water 'fore I die
Lord Lord
Gimmie a cool drink of water 'fore I die. John Henry, he drove fifteen feet; The steam drill only made nine. But he hammered so hard, he broke his poor heart And he laid down his hammer and he died.
Lord, Lord
He laid down his hammer and he died
But they took John Henry to the graveyard
And they buried him in the sand
And every locomotive come roarin' by
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord
There lies a steel drivin' man