They Killed John Henry Lyrics
| Song | They Killed John Henry |
| Artist | Justin Townes Earle |
| Album | Daytrotter Session 9/8/2010 |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Well, when John Henry died he lay lookin' at the sun | |
| He said Lord, take me now my work is done, Lord, Lord
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| Lord take me now my work is done | |
| Yeah, but when they laid him out in that box of pine, boy
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| They laid that hammer by his side, Lord, Lord
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| 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
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| Yeah, and they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name
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| 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 Lord | |
| Long 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
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| 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
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| They killed John Henry but they won't kill me |
| 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 Lord | |
| Long 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 |
| 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 Lord | |
| Long 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 |
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