Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone
I don’t want your cold iron shackles Round my leg, round my leg, round my leg I don’t want your cold iron shackles Round my leg, round my leg, round my leg
It’s a long way from Colorado To my home, to my home, to my home It’s a long way from Colorado To my home, to my home, to my home
This is the hammer that killed John Henry Won’t kill me, won’t kill me, won’t kill me This is the hammer that killed John Henry Won’t kill me, won’t kill me, won’t kill me
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone This is the hammer and carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone, tell him I’m gone