John Henry
Cecile McLorin Salvant"John Henry" is a song by Cecile McLorin Salvant, released in 2013 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:35 long and contains 46 lines and 341 words.
Lyrics
0:26John henry was a little baby
0:30Sitting on his papa's knee
0:34When he picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
0:38Said this hammers going to be the death of me
0:42Hammers going to be the death of me
0:47Hammers going to be the death of me
0:51Hammers going to be the death of me
0:55John henry said to his captain now a man ain't nothing but a man
1:03Now before I let your steel drill bring me down
1:07I will die with that hammer in my
1:12I will die with that hammer in my
1:15I will die with that hammer in my hand
1:20I will die with that hammer in my hand
1:24John henry said to his shaker
1:29Shaker why don't you sing
1:33I'm shaking twelve pounds from my hips onnnn down
1:37Now don't you hear that cold still ring
1:41Don't you
1:42Hear that cold still ring
1:45Don't you
1:46Hear that cold still ring
1:50Don't you
1:50Hear that cold still ring
2:44John henry hammer in the mountains and the mountains they were so high
2:53And the last word that's I heard that poor man cry
2:57He said give me a cool drink of water before I die
3:01Give me
3:02A cool drink of water before I die
3:05Give me
3:06A cool drink of water before I die
3:10Give me
3:10A cool drink of water before I die
3:14John henry went down that railroad track with a twelve pound hammer
3:20By his side yes he went down
3:24The track but he never came back
3:27Because he laid down his hammer and he
3:31He laid down his hammer and he
3:35He laid down his hammer and he died
3:40He laid down his hammer and he died
4:09John henry had a little woman
4:13And the dress she wore was red
4:18And that last words that I heard that poor girl said
4:22She said I'm going where john henry fell dead
4:26I'm going where john henry fell dead
4:31I'm going where john henry fell dead
4:35I'm going where john henry fell dead
John henry was a little baby Sitting on his papa's knee When he picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel Said this hammers going to be the death of me Hammers going to be the death of me Hammers going to be the death of me Hammers going to be the death of me John henry said to his captain now a man ain't nothing but a man Now before I let your steel drill bring me down I will die with that hammer in my I will die with that hammer in my I will die with that hammer in my hand I will die with that hammer in my hand John henry said to his shaker Shaker why don't you sing I'm shaking twelve pounds from my hips onnnn down Now don't you hear that cold still ring Don't you Hear that cold still ring Don't you Hear that cold still ring Don't you Hear that cold still ring John henry hammer in the mountains and the mountains they were so high And the last word that's I heard that poor man cry He said give me a cool drink of water before I die Give me A cool drink of water before I die Give me A cool drink of water before I die Give me A cool drink of water before I die John henry went down that railroad track with a twelve pound hammer By his side yes he went down The track but he never came back Because he laid down his hammer and he He laid down his hammer and he He laid down his hammer and he died He laid down his hammer and he died John henry had a little woman And the dress she wore was red And that last words that I heard that poor girl said She said I'm going where john henry fell dead I'm going where john henry fell dead I'm going where john henry fell dead I'm going where john henry fell dead
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