John Henry was a railroad man He Worked from six 'till five, "Raise 'em up bullies and let 'em drop down, I'll beat you to the bottom or die." John Hanry said to his captin: "You are nothing but a commen man, Befor that steam drill shall beat me down, I'll die with my hammer in my hand" John Hanry said to the SINKERS: "I believe these mountins are caving in" John Hanry said to his captin: "oh Lord" "That my hammer you hear in the wind" John Hanry said to his captin: "Your money is getting mighty slim, When i hammer through this old mountain, Oh captin will you walk in?" John Hanry's captin came to him Whith fifty dollers in his hand, He laid his hand on his shoulder and said: "This belongs to a steel driving man." John Hanry was hammering on the right side, The big steam drill on the left. Befor that steam drill could beat him down, He hammered his fool self to death. The carried John Hanry to the mountains, From his shoulder his hammer would ring, She caught on fire by a little blue blaze I believe these old mountains are caving in. John Hanry was laying on his death bed, He turned over on his side, And tese were the last words John Hanry said "Bring me a cool drink of water befor i die." John Hanry had a little woman, Her name was Pollie Ann, He hugged her and kissed her just befor he died, Saying, "Pollie, do the very best you can." John Hanry's woman heard he was dead, She could not rest on her bed, She got up at midnight, caught the No.1 train, "I am going where John Hanry fell dead." They carried John Hanry to that new burying ground His wife all dressed in blue, She laid her hand on John Henry's cold face, "John Hanry I've been true to you."