The Day John Henry Died
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I watched the rain, it settled in
We disappeared for days again
Most of us were staying in, lazy like the sky
The letters flew across the wire filtered through a million liars
The whole world smelled like burning tires the day John Henry died
We knew about that big machine that ran on human hope and steam
Bets on John were far between and mostly on the side
We heard he put up quite a fight
His hands and feet turned snowy white
That hammer rang out through the night, the day John Henry died
When John Henry was a little bitty baby
Nobody ever taught him how to read
But he knew the perfect way to hold a hammer
Was the way the railroad baron held the deed
It didn't matter if he won, if he lived, or if he'd run
They changed the way his job was done
Labor costs were high
That new machine was cheap as hell, only John would work as well
So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died
John Henry was a steel-driving bastard
But John Henry was a bastard just the same
An engine never thinks about his daddy
And an engine never needs to write his name
So pack your bags, we're headed west
L.A. ain't the place to rest
You'll need some sleep to pass the test, get some on the flight
Say your prayers John Henry Ford, 'cause we don't need your work no more
You should have known the final score the day John Henry died
The day John Henry died
We disappeared for days again
Most of us were staying in, lazy like the sky
The letters flew across the wire filtered through a million liars
The whole world smelled like burning tires the day John Henry died
We knew about that big machine that ran on human hope and steam
Bets on John were far between and mostly on the side
We heard he put up quite a fight
His hands and feet turned snowy white
That hammer rang out through the night, the day John Henry died
When John Henry was a little bitty baby
Nobody ever taught him how to read
But he knew the perfect way to hold a hammer
Was the way the railroad baron held the deed
It didn't matter if he won, if he lived, or if he'd run
They changed the way his job was done
Labor costs were high
That new machine was cheap as hell, only John would work as well
So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died
John Henry was a steel-driving bastard
But John Henry was a bastard just the same
An engine never thinks about his daddy
And an engine never needs to write his name
So pack your bags, we're headed west
L.A. ain't the place to rest
You'll need some sleep to pass the test, get some on the flight
Say your prayers John Henry Ford, 'cause we don't need your work no more
You should have known the final score the day John Henry died
The day John Henry died
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.08] I watched the rain, it settled in
[00:03.76] We disappeared for days again
[00:06.95] Most of us were staying in, lazy like the sky
[00:13.51] The letters flew across the wire filtered through a million liars
[00:19.90] The whole world smelled like burning tires the day John Henry died
[00:26.42] We knew about that big machine that ran on human hope and steam
[00:33.19] Bets on John were far between and mostly on the side
[00:39.35] We heard he put up quite a fight
[00:42.73] His hands and feet turned snowy white
[00:45.81] That hammer rang out through the night, the day John Henry died
[00:51.82] When John Henry was a little bitty baby
[00:58.80] Nobody ever taught him how to read
[01:04.77] But he knew the perfect way to hold a hammer
[01:11.05] Was the way the railroad baron held the deed
[01:17.94] It didn't matter if he won, if he lived, or if he'd run
[01:24.52] They changed the way his job was done
[01:27.85] Labor costs were high
[01:31.01] That new machine was cheap as hell, only John would work as well
[01:37.29] So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died
[01:45.16] John Henry was a steel-driving bastard
[01:51.58] But John Henry was a bastard just the same
[01:58.04] An engine never thinks about his daddy
[02:04.49] And an engine never needs to write his name
[02:11.12] So pack your bags, we're headed west
[02:14.86] L.A. ain't the place to rest
[02:17.76] You'll need some sleep to pass the test, get some on the flight
[02:24.22] Say your prayers John Henry Ford, 'cause we don't need your work no more
[02:30.56] You should have known the final score the day John Henry died
[02:40.55] The day John Henry died
[02:44.93]
[00:03.76] We disappeared for days again
[00:06.95] Most of us were staying in, lazy like the sky
[00:13.51] The letters flew across the wire filtered through a million liars
[00:19.90] The whole world smelled like burning tires the day John Henry died
[00:26.42] We knew about that big machine that ran on human hope and steam
[00:33.19] Bets on John were far between and mostly on the side
[00:39.35] We heard he put up quite a fight
[00:42.73] His hands and feet turned snowy white
[00:45.81] That hammer rang out through the night, the day John Henry died
[00:51.82] When John Henry was a little bitty baby
[00:58.80] Nobody ever taught him how to read
[01:04.77] But he knew the perfect way to hold a hammer
[01:11.05] Was the way the railroad baron held the deed
[01:17.94] It didn't matter if he won, if he lived, or if he'd run
[01:24.52] They changed the way his job was done
[01:27.85] Labor costs were high
[01:31.01] That new machine was cheap as hell, only John would work as well
[01:37.29] So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died
[01:45.16] John Henry was a steel-driving bastard
[01:51.58] But John Henry was a bastard just the same
[01:58.04] An engine never thinks about his daddy
[02:04.49] And an engine never needs to write his name
[02:11.12] So pack your bags, we're headed west
[02:14.86] L.A. ain't the place to rest
[02:17.76] You'll need some sleep to pass the test, get some on the flight
[02:24.22] Say your prayers John Henry Ford, 'cause we don't need your work no more
[02:30.56] You should have known the final score the day John Henry died
[02:40.55] The day John Henry died
[02:44.93]