作曲 : Earle
Well, when 
John Henry died he lay lookin' at the sun
He said Lord, take me now my work is done, 
Lord, Lord

Lord take me now my work is done
Yeah, but when they laid him out in that box of pine, boy

They laid that hammer by his side, 
Lord, Lord

Laid that hammer by his side
Yeah, and 
Joe Hill he worked any job he could find, boy
He'd rake your leaves and pick your vine, 
Lord, Lord

Rake your leaves and pick your vine

Yeah, and they killed 
Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name

But that bullet made a martyr of the same, 
Lord, Lord
Bullet made a martyr of the same
Yeah, and my grand daddy worked his whole damn life
Well, he never saved a nickel though he tried, 
Lord, Lord
Never saved a nickel though he tried

And he died in 
Tennessee but he couldn't find no rest
With that long road to 
Texas lyin' ahead, 
Lord LordLong road to 
Texas lyin' ahead
Yes sir, I ain't no great man and 
Lord I expect to see
A long life, a workin' and you're dead, 
Lord, Lord
A long life, a workin' and you're dead

They killed 
John Henry, they killed 
John Henry
They killed 
John Henry but they won't kill me
Lord, they killed 
John Henry, they killed 
John Henry

They killed 
John Henry but they won't kill me