Spike Driver Blues (1928)
Mississippi John Hurt * Track #3 On Avalon Blues
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Spike Driver Blues (1928) by Mississippi John Hurt
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This is sometimes called the “Hammer Song”, and it focuses on the hammer of John Henry. Much slower in tempo than “John Henry” and sung by steel drivers, this version is said to be used to set the cadence for their work.
– Mississippi John Hurt
Spike Driver Blues (1928) Lyrics
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Tell him I'm gone, just tell him I'm gone, I'm sure is gone
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill me, but it won't kill me, but it won't kill me
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill me, but it won't kill me, ain't gonna kill me
It a long ways from East Colorado
Honey to my home, honey to my home, honey to my home
It a long ways to East Colorado
Honey to my home, honey to my home, that where I'm going
John Henry he left his hammer
Layin' side the road, layin' side the road, layin' side the road
John Henry he left his hammer
All over in red, all over in red, that's why I'm gone
John Henry was a steel driving man
But he went down, but he went down, but he went down
John Henry was a steel driving man
But he went down, but he went down, that's why I'm gone
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