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lyrics
8. John Henry
Written by: Zack Kibodeaux
Oh Johnny, six foot four
The baby grew so tall he couldn’t grow no more
Say don’t do this, and don’t do that
Everybody tellin’ him where it’s at he said
Momma, oh you know it hurts so bad
Yeah he said, Momma, oh you know it hurts so bad
He was born, a hammer in hand
The baddest mother’s son in the Promised Land
Now drive that steel, drive it hard
Won’t you drive it on home to the graveyard
Oh Johnny, swing that hammer
Oh Johnny, swing it right
Oh Johnny, swing that hammer
Swing it all day, swing it all night
Until the Judgment Day
See that man against the Machine
Working like a one who won’t be beat
Gonna break my back, have a heart attack
But I will not give up I will not but
Momma, oh you know it hurts so bad
Momma, oh you know it hurts so bad
Lord, it hurts so bad
Oh John is swingin’ it now,
Workin’ in Heaven on the gospel plow
Well now don’t do this, I do what I want
‘Cause the good Lord treats me right he says
Oh Johnny, yeah swing that hammer
Oh he says Johnny, won’t you swing it right
Oh the good, good Lord say Johnny, swing that hammer
Swing it all day, oh swing it all night
Into the Judgment Day
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