[ti:John Henry] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:Skiffle] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Henry - Lonnie Donegan [00:03.73]Well John Henry told his little woman [00:07.87]Honey cook my supper soon [00:11.75]I've got ninety miles of track [00:13.86]I'm going to line [00:15.79]Gonna line them by the light of the moon [00:19.71]Gonna line them by the light of the moon [00:23.01]John Henry was a steel driver [00:25.06]He was the best in the land [00:26.38]And he'd die with his hammer in his hand [00:28.10]I'll tell you all about him now [00:30.65]Well John Henry told his captain [00:34.57]You know a man ain't nothing but a man [00:38.25]But before I let your steam drill beat me down [00:42.28]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand [00:46.05]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand [00:49.60]John Henry told to his captain [00:53.24]You know a man ain't nothing but a man [00:56.97]But before I let your steam drill beat me down [01:00.80]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand [01:04.48]Gonna die with my hammer in my hand [01:08.11]John Henry had another woman [01:11.65]And the dress that she wore was red [01:15.27]Oh she studies up the track lord she never looked back [01:18.98]I'm going where John Henry lies dead [01:22.75]I'm going where John Henry lies dead [01:26.82]John Henry went down to Washington [01:30.24]In the bed them in the sand [01:33.88]And the people from the East and people from the west [01:37.88]Ain't seen such a steel driving man [01:41.33]Ain't seen such a steel driving man [01:44.74]But if some say he's from England [01:48.54]And some say he's from France [01:52.26]No he's nothing but a Louisiana man [01:56.09]A leader of the steel driving gang [01:59.74]A leader of the steel driving gang