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Mississippi John Hurt | Spike Driver Blues (Acoustic Guitar Lesson)
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Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Vocals
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Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Producer
Lawrence Cohn
Lawrence Cohn
Producer

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's a long ways from East Colorado
Honey, to my home, honey, to my home, honey, to my home
It's a long ways to East Colorado
Honey, to my home, honey, to my home, that's where I'm goin'
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 boy
But he went down, but he went down, but he went down
John Henry was a steel driving boy
But he went down, but he went down, that's why I'm gone
Written by: Mississippi John Hurt

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