Spike Driver Blues - Doc Watson

John Henry was a steel drivin' boy

But he went down

Yes, he went down

He went down

Take my hammer and give it to the capt’n

Boys, tell him I’m gone

You can tell him I’m gone

Yes, tell him I’m gone

This old hammer done kill John Henry

And it don’t kill me

No it won’t kill me

Ain’t gonna kill me

It’s a long way from East Colorado

Honey, to my home

Honey, to my home

Honey, to my home

John Henry left his hammer

All paint' in red

All shinin' red

John Henry’s dead

Take this hammer and carrie it to the capt’n

You can tell him I’m gone

Boys, tell him I’m gone

You’re sure he’s gone