Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
All painted in red
Layin' side the road
Painted in red, all painted in red
John Henry, he left his hammer
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Won't you tell him where I'm gone?
Layin' side the road, layin' side the road
But it won't kill me
Tell him I'm gone, won't you tell him I'm gone?
John Henry, he left his hammer
Tell him I'm gone, won't you tell him I'm gone?
