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Artist: The Brothers Four
Canonical path: /the-brothers-four/my-little-john-henry-got-a-mighty-know
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My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)
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My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)
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It was early one mornin'
and it looked like ra-a-ain
when around that curve, boy,
I spied a gravel train.
Oh, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
Oh, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
I got a woman in Dallas--
work at the Baker Hotel--
some folks call her Maggie,
real name is Katie Bell.
Oh, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
Oh, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
It was early one mornin'(it was early one mornin')
and it looked like ra-a-ain (oh, it looked like rain)
when around that curve, boy,
I spied a gravel train.
Oh, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
I said, my little John Henry--
he got a mighty know.
He got a mighty know.
He got a mighty know.
He got a mighty, mighty know.
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