Testo di John Henry

John Henry had a little woman And the dress she wore was red She walked down the trash She never looked back I'm going where John henry fell dead I'm going where John henry fell dead John Henry had another woman And her name was Paulie Ann John Henry was taken sick And he had to go to bed Paulie Ann, John steal like a man Paulie Ann, John steal like a man John Henry told his little woman honey, fix, honey, fix my myself assume I got 99 miles of track I wanna line back I'm gonna line'em by the light of the moon I'm gonna line'em by the light of the moon John Henry said to his capitan You know a man ain't nothing but a man I betting right now, you won't beat me down I gonna die with my hammer in my hand I gonna die with my hammer in my hand John Henry hammered in the mountain untill his hammer caught on by The last words I heard that the poor boy said Gimme a cool drink of water before I die Gimme a cool drink of water before I die Gimme a cool drink of water before I die Gimme a cool drink of water before I die Gimme a cool drink of water before I die Gimme a cool drink of water before I die