Dansley, Bailey
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voice; guitars Fall, 1963 Collected and transcribed Bailey Dansley by Don Callaway A blind Negro midget Southeast Arkansas Fall 1963 Reel 433, Item 7 JOHN HENRY Henry told the Captain, a man ain't nothing but a man. Make my bread on two dollars a day. John Henry is still going down, God knows, John Henry is still going down, John Henry is still going down, God knows, John Henra/ is still going down. Henry told the Captain, a man ain't nothing but a man. Make my bread on two dollars a day. John Henry is still going down, God knows, John Henry is still going down, John Henry is still going down, God knows, John Henry is still going down. John Henry had a little wife, her name was Folly Ann. Henry took sick and had to go to bed and Polly drove that steel just like a man. Polly drove that steel just like a man, God knows, Polly drove that steel just like a man, Polly drove that steel just like a man, God knows, Polly drove that steel just like a man. John Henry had a little girl, her name was Pearly Mae, She bought a ticket to Baltimore, She ain't got long to stay. She ain't got long to stay, God knows, She ain't got long to stay, She ain't got long to stay, God knows. Continued 9 John Henry Reel 433, Item 7 Continued 10 Captain told John Henry the mountain's falling in, Henry say...
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Callaway, Don (Collector of folk music)Callaway, Don (Collector of folk music)
1963
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