PART I — SAINT GEORGE

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> John Henry told his captain

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> 'A man ain't nothin' but a man

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> But before I let your steam drill beat me down

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> I'll die with a hammer in my hand. Lord, Lord.

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> I'll die with a hammer in my hand.'

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> — TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG, JOHN HENRY