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John Henry
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Well, John Henry, he was a steel driving man
He drove it all over the land
But Johnny, he got sick, he had to lay down into bed
Little Polly, she drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove steel like a man
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Oh
Yeah, woo!
Man, I'm tellin' you that's not a man
Well, John Henry had a little woman
She was no bigger than a palm of your hand
Little Polly, she was knockin' a railroad track and picked up a hammer
She drove it in like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove a steel like a man
Yeah
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Yeah
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They took Johnny to the graveyard
They sneaked him six feet under the sand
Every time that locomotive come slow and by
They say, yonder lies a steel driving man, Lord, Lord
Yonder lies a steel driving man
Oh, it's too good to stop now
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