It was early one mornin' and it looked like ra-a-ain when around that curve, boy, I spied a gravel train. Oh, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. Oh, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. I got a woman in Dallas-- work at the Baker Hotel-- some folks call her Maggie, real name is Katie Bell. Oh, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. Oh, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. It was early one mornin'(it was early one mornin') and it looked like ra-a-ain (oh, it looked like rain) when around that curve, boy, I spied a gravel train. Oh, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. I said, my little John Henry-- he got a mighty know. He got a mighty know. He got a mighty know. He got a mighty, mighty know.