Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Peg Leg Sam
Canonical path: /peg-leg-sam/john-henry
Related lyric paths: 2
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John Henry
Read John Henry lyrics by Peg Leg Sam on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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John Henry
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When john henry was a little bitty boy
Sitting on his granpappys knee
He looked down the track he saw an 8 wheel Jack
You'll never be a driver like me God
I heard a mighty rumblin back in top of bald mountain
Thought it was a cave coming in
John Henry drove the steel so popeyed fast
His hammer caught the fire and the wind God
John Henry's Captain told him
Wagon is going to town
I want you to buy me a 9 pound hammer
Iwant to beat the steam drill down God
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Peg Leg Sam performs "John Henry", and this lyric page sits inside the Peg Leg Sam catalog on LyroVerse.
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