I got a letter early one morning
I got a letter early one morning
I got a letter early one morning
Said, "Son, come home, son, come home."
But I didn't have no ready-made money
I didn't have no ready-made money
I didn't have no ready-made money
So I couldn't go home, I couldn't go home
This old hammer killed John Henry
This old hammer killed John Henry
Oh, this old hammer killed John Henry
But it won't kill me, it won't kill me
If I live to see December
If i live to see December
If I live to see December
I'm going home, baby, I'm going home