Born With A Hammer In My hand

I was born with a hammer in my hand

It’s the kind of life I felt you’d understand

I’d give anything just to hear the cold steel ring

Cause I was born with a hammer in my hand

Swinging steels the only life I’ve known

I’ve never been afraid to be alone

Hope my mom would understand I’d always be a workin’ man

Cause I was born with a hammer in my hand

John Henry was a steel drivin’ man

You could hear his hammer ring across the land

But before the steam drill came John Henry knew my name

Cause I was born with a hammer in my hand

The boss man tries to break a good man’s back

It takes 30 men to lay a mile of track

If the checker holds the line they’ll be 30 miles behind me

I was born with a hammer in my hand

John Henry was a steel drivin man

You could hear his hammer ring across the land

But to put his song aside, he’d have to run and hide

Cause I was born with a hammer in my hand

Yes I’ll die with a hammer in my hand