Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Spike Driver Blues
Duration: 03:14
Track #: 06


Spike Driver Blues

Take this hammer and carry it to 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 Colarado, honey to my home, honey to my home, honey to my home,
It's a long ways to East Colarado, honey to my home, honey to my home, that's 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, thats 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.