Spike Driver Blues
Traditional - Mississippi John Hurt - obviously adapted from John Henry

Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone (3)
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone (2) I’m sure he’s gone

This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won’t kill me (3)
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won’t kill me (2) Ain’t won’t kill me

It’s a long way to East Colorado
And to my home (3)
It’s a long way to East Colorado
And to my home 2) That’s why I’m gone

John Henry left his hammer
Layin’ side a road (3)
John Henry left his hammer
Layin’ side a road (2) That’s why I’m gone

John Henry’s a steel drivin’ boy
But he went down (3)
John Henry’s a steel drivin’ boy
But he went down (2) That’s why I’m gone



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