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John Henry
Sid Hemphill
,
Will Head
,
Alec Askew
,
Lucius Smith
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This is the hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low, laid him low
This is the hammer killed John Henry
Laid him low, laid him low
Take this hammer to the captain
Tell him he's gone, tell him he's gone
Take your hammer to the captain
When you hear that bulldog a-barkin'
Somebody's 'round, somebody's 'round
When you hear that bulldog a-barkin'
Somebody's 'round, somebody's 'round
When you hear that people a-hollerin'
Turn around, turn around
When you hear that people a-hollerin'
Hammer, hammer killed John Henry
Don't you see, don't you see
Hammer, hammer killed John Henry
I don't like no red black woman
Like myself, like myself
I don't like no red black woman
This is the hammer killed John Henry
Don't kill me, don't kill me
This is the hammer killed John Henry
Take this hammer to the captain
Tell him he's dead, tell him he's dead
Take that hammer to the captain
This is the hammer, he's my brother
He is gone, he is gone
This is the hammer, he's my brother
Hammer, hammer killed John Henry
Pleased on me, pleased on me
Hammer, hammer killed John Henry