John Henry (slightly extended master) Songtext
von Jerry Lee Lewis

Well, John Henry, he was a steel driving man
He drove it all over the land
But Johnny, he got sick, he had to lay down into bed
Little Polly, she drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove steel like a man

Oh
Yeah, woo!
Man, I′m tellin' you that′s not a man


Well, John Henry had a little woman
She was no bigger than a palm of your hand
Little Polly, she was knockin' a railroad track and picked up a hammer
She drove it in like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove a steel like a man
Yeah

Yeah

They took Johnny to the graveyard
They sneaked him six feet under the sand
Every time that locomotive come slow and by
They say, yonder lies a steel driving man, Lord, Lord
Yonder lies a steel driving man

Oh, it's too good to stop now