Walk on Boy Songtext
von Doc Watson

I was born one mornin′
The rain is pourin' down
Heard my mammy say to my pappy
"Let′s call him John Henry Brown"
Walk on, boy

Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load

I left my mammy and pappy
Just about the age of ten
Lord, I got me job a workin' on the levee
Toting water for the hard working men
Walk on, boy

Walk on down the road
Ain′t nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load


One day my pappy told me
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Son, find a good woman, be good to her
And she′s gonna be good to you"
Walk on boy

Walk on down the road
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load

If anyone ever should ask you
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
You can tell him I′m the boy that left his hammer smokin'
Where he beat that steam drill down
Walk on boy

Walk on down the road
There ain′t nobody in this whole wide world are gonna help you carry your load
Walk on boy
Walk on boy
Walk on boy