Laurie, Hugh - John Henry Lyrics






John Henry had a little woman
And the dress she wore was red
She walked down the track,
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 Polly Anne
John Henry was taken sick
And he had to go to bed

Polly Anne drove steel like a man
Polly Anne drove steel like a man

John Henry told his little woman
Honey fix my supper soon
I got ninety-nine 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 captain
You know a man ain't nothin' but a man
I'm bettin' right now you wont beat me down

I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand

John Henry hammered in the mountain
Until his hammer caught on fire
The last word's I heard that the poor boy 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
Give me a cool drink of water before I die
Give me a cool drink of water before I die





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  1. K.... n....

    lo amo 😍

  2. J.... b....

    God damn did not expect that voice

  3. S.... B....

    ♥️♥️♥️

  4. E.... ....

    John Henry had a little woman
    And the dress she wore was red
    She walked down the track,
    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 Polly Anne
    John Henry was taken sick
    And he had to go to bed

    Polly Anne drove steel like a man
    Polly Anne drove steel like a man

    John Henry told his little woman
    Honey fix my supper soon
    I got ninety-nine 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 captain
    You know a man ain't nothin' but a man
    I'm bettin' right now you wont beat me down

    I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand
    I'm gonna die with my hammer in my hand

    John Henry hammered in the mountain
    Until his hammer caught on fire
    The last word's I heard that the poor boy 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
    Give me a cool drink of water before I die
    Give me a cool drink of water before I die

  5. H.... F....

    Who else feels like dressing smartly just to sit in dive bar with a glass of whiskey?

    H.... F....

    Music like this demands drinking by the bottle.

  6. g.... ....

    does anybody know where I can find sheet/tutorial for this song?

    g.... ....

    In a website called "SheetMusicDirect"

  7. m.... o....

    The of the doc about the history of jazz , blues and soul and music is called : Hugh Laurie: Dawn by the River , with Hugh like the principal presenter ! I recommend that to all of y'all's, is a very nice documentary !
    Ps: Sorry for my English, I'm Brazilian ! Have enjoy the show!

  8. d.... ....

    just keep playing.....man is that good

  9. A.... Z....

    rewelacja na mily wieczor

  10. S.... M....

    It was even better live :D

  11. p.... ....

    hOOOOOOO YHERRRRR GIVE ME MY BOTTLE OF JACK!!!!! o_O

  12. S.... S....

    love this... Hugh Laurie is a very talented musicans. He did a documentary, Chasing the Bllues I believe was the name of it. He was in Luchenbach Tx in a pickin' cirlcle. He plays a guitar as well as he plays piano.

  13. C.... ....

    Man oh Man, do I love this song. I can't stop listening to it! I have the CD and I still went out of my way to listen to it here on Youtube! I am obsessed, and proud to be so.

  14. G.... D....

    Is he going to make videos? I mean...there's a documentary ,but not a promo video