They buried him down at the White House* They buried him in the sand And every locomotive comes travelling by rumbles "Here lies a steel-driving man, lordie, lordie yes, sir, here lies a steel driving man".
* The "White House" in this case was a prison, I've forgotten the name.
I learned a slightly different version, but that's not surprising.
They took John Henry to the graveyard, Buried him in the sand, And every locomotive comes rolling by Says "Here lies a steel-driving man, lord, lord; Here lies a steel-driving man".
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Date: 2005-04-24 07:09 am (UTC)They buried him in the sand
And every locomotive comes travelling by
rumbles "Here lies a steel-driving man, lordie, lordie
yes, sir, here lies a steel driving man".
* The "White House" in this case was a prison, I've forgotten the name.
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Date: 2005-04-24 08:04 am (UTC)They took John Henry to the graveyard,
Buried him in the sand,
And every locomotive comes rolling by
Says "Here lies a steel-driving man, lord, lord;
Here lies a steel-driving man".
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Date: 2005-05-17 11:23 pm (UTC)