Lyrics

They took John Henry to the steep hillside; He looked to the heaven above He says: "Take my hammer and wrap it in gold And give it to the girl I love And give ittothegirl I love "IfI die arailroad man Go bury me under the tie So I can hear old No. 4 When she goes rolling by When she goes rolling by "If I die a railroad man Go bury me under the sand Put a pick and a shovel at my head and my feet And a nine-pound hammer in my hand And a nine-pound hammer in my hand."