Traditional Folk - John Henry lyrics

Well, John Henry was a little baby Sitting on his daddy's knee He picked up a hammer and A little piece of steel And cried, "Hammer's going to Be d**h of me, Lord, Lord Hammer's going to be the d**h of me" Now the captain he Said to John Henry "I'm going to bring that Steam drill around I'm going to bring that Steam drill out on these tracks I'm going to knock that Steel on down, God, God I'm going to knock that Steel on down" John Henry told his captain "Lord, a man is nothing but a man But before I let that steam drill Beat me down I'm going to die with a hammer In my hand, Lord, Lord I'll die with a hammer in my hand" John Henry driving On the right side That steam drill driving On the left Says, "Before I let your Steam drill beat me down I'm going to hammer Myself to d**h, Lord, Lord I'll hammer my fool self to d**h" Well captain said to John Henry "What is that storm I hear?" John Henry said, "That Is no storm captain That's just my hammer In the air, Lord, Lord That's just my hammer in the air" John Henry said to his shaker "Shaker, why don't you sing? Because I'm swinging thirty pounds From my hips on down Yeah, listen to my cold steel Ring, Lord Lord Listen to my cold steel ring" John Henry he hammered In the mountains His hammer was striking fire But he worked so hard It broke his heart John Henry laid down his hammer And died, Lord, Lord John Henry laid down his hammer and died Well, now John Henry He had him a woman By the name of Polly Ann She walked out to those tracks Picked up John Henry's hammer Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord Polly drove that steel like a man Well every, every Monday morning When a blue bird he began to sing You could hear John Henry From a mile or more You could hear John Henry's hammer Ring, Lord, Lord You can hear John Henry's hammer ring You can hear John Henry's hammer Ring, Lord, Lord You can hear John Henry's hammer ring