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John Henry
Possum Creek
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John Henry was a little baby boy
Sitting on his mama's knee
Picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Said, "That hammer's bound to be the death of me
That hammer's bound to be the death of me"
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Well, the man that invented that steam drill
Thought he was mighty fine
So John Henry went to fourteen feet
But the steam drill only made nine
Steam drill only made nine
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John Henry had a little woman
Called her Polly Ann
John Henry got sick and he had to go home
But Polly drove that steel like a man
Polly drove that steel like a man
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John Henry went on the mountain
Belted out on the side
The mountain grew tall, but John Henry was too small
And he laid down his hammer and he cried
He laid down his hammer and he cried
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John Henry was a little baby boy
Sitting on his mama's knee
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Said, "That hammer's bound to be the death of me
That hammer's bound to be the death of me
That hammer's bound to be the death of me
That hammer's bound to be the death of me"
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