Harry Belafonte

Lyric guide

Here Rattler Here

Read Here Rattler Here lyrics by Harry Belafonte on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Harry Belafonte visibility7 visits Video on page

person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team

Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Harry Belafonte Canonical path: /harry-belafonte/here-rattler-here Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes

Lyrics

Here Rattler Here

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

I gotta hammer, hammer, hammer

Here rattler here

Oh yes goin' hammer on that mountain

Here rattler here

Until that mountain is a mole hill

Here rattler here

Oh yes been servin' here since thirty-nine

Here rattler here

Oh God my woman couldn't pay my fine

Here rattler here

Oh well ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

I say ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

Oh well I tol my captain my hands was cold

Here rattler here

He said oh damn your hands, let the wheelin' roll

Here rattler here

Oh well ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

I say ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

Oh well, ole rattler is the captain's friend

Here rattler here

Oh Lord-y nine got away and he brought back ten

Here rattler here

Oh well ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

I say ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

Oh well John Henry had a woman,

Her name was Polly Ann

Oh when John Henry took sick

Well Polly drove steel like a man

Oh yes my captain down in Georgia

Took a shot at me

And by the time he took that second shot

I passed through Tennessee

Oh well both Rufus Akes and Rastas Payne

Got married down in Gaines

And now they say that all them Georgia woods

Is filled with Akes and Payne's

Oh well ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

I say ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

Well if today the same as yesterday

Here rattler here

Oh God tomorrow be my judgment day

Here rattler here

Oh well ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

I say ole rattler is a hound dog

Here rattler here

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Here Rattler Here"?

Harry Belafonte performs "Here Rattler Here", and this lyric page sits inside the Harry Belafonte catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Here Rattler Here"?

Yes. The related section below points to Marianne and The Night Has A 1000 Eyes with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Harry Belafonte?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Harry Belafonte's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room

0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation

Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments

Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

Sign in person_add

No listener comments on Here Rattler Here yet.