[92] The “shaker” is the man who holds the drill upright and turns it between the strokes of the hammer.
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John Henry told his captain,
“Hand me down my time,
I can make more money on Georgia Southern Road
Than I can on old Coast Line.”
John Henry told his captain,
“Man ain’t nothin’ but a man,
Befo’ I let you beat me drivin’ steel
I’d die wid de hammer in my han’.”