Sister gonna comb yo’ bangs;
Mama gonna kiss yo’ rosy cheeks,
John Henry gonna be yo’ man.”
John Henry had a little woman,
Name was Polly Ann;
John Henry got sick an’ couldn’t hit a lick,
Polly Ann hit steel like a man.
John Henry told his captain,
“Captain, when you go to town,
Oh, bring me back a nine-pound hammer