John Henry Lives-Laura Veirs

[00:46.70]Hear the whistle blow far off [00:51.64]Still night without stars [01:00.63]See the tracks laid flat with a hammer's might [01:05.52]They're the spike driver's scars they're the spike driver's scars [01:43.02]By the railroad ties a hammer lies [01:47.87]It's all painted in red it's all painted in red it's all painted in red [01:57.11]By the railroad ties a hammer lies [02:02.66]It's all painted in red it's all painted in red it's all painted in red [02:26.67]The west springs up from the spike driver's blues and the captain's new shiny shoes [02:39.96]Take to him this hat and hammer and tell him i'm gone [02:45.31]Tell him i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone [02:54.18]By the railroad ties a hammer lies [02:59.11]It's all painted in red it's all painted in red it's all painted in red [03:08.15]By the railroad ties a hammer lies [03:13.29]It's all painted in red it's all painted in red it's all painted in red