John Henry (Radio) Lead Belly

[Intro]
A work song is when you sing, that gives you a feeling, keep you from gettin' tired
And when you get hungry, if you sing, you won't—you forget about being hungry
And when you sing, you swing as you sing, and that's what you call a work song, it's a feeling
John Henry was a steel-driving man, well that's mighty fine
He was a double-jointed man, I don't guess you don't know that, did you?
That's what made him drive so much steel
He drove steel from Newport News to Cincinnati, Ohio, and he drove that all by hisself
So, I'll tell you a story about it

[Verse 1]
John Henry was a newborn baby
Sittin' down on his mama's knee
Said, "That Big Bend Tunnel on C-and-O Road
It's going to be the death of me, Lord, Lord
It's going be the death of me
It's going to be the death of me, Lord, Lord
It's going to be the death of me

[Verse 2]
John Henry had two women
One was named Mary Magdalene
She would go out on the job and she would sing
Do you hear John Henry's hammer ring? Lord, Lord
Do you hear John Henry's hammer ring?
Do you hear John Henry's hammer ring? Lord, Lord
Do you hear John Henry's hammer ring?