Interpret:

Hugh Laurie

Album:

Let Them Talk

John Henry had a little woman
 And the dress she wore was red
 She walked down the track,
 She never looked back


 I'm going where John Henry fell dead
 I'm going where John Henry fell dead


 John Henry had another woman
 And her name was Polly Anne
 John Henry was taken sick
 And he had to go to bed


 Polly Anne drove steel like a man
 Polly Anne drove steel like a man


 John Henry told his little woman
 Honey fix my supper soon
 I got ninety-nine miles
 Of track I wanna line back


 I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon
 I'm gonna line 'em by the light of the moon


 John Henry said to his captain
 You know a man ain't nothin' but a man
 I'm bettin' right now you wont beat me down


 I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
 I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand


 John Henry hammered in the mountain
 Until his hammer caught on fire
 The last word's I heard that the poor boy said


 Give me a cool drink of water before I die
 Give me a cool drink of water before I die
 Give me a cool drink of water before I die
 Give me a cool drink of water before I die
 Give me a cool drink of water before I die
 Give me a cool drink of water before I die