John Henry

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▪ I. John Henry [John Henry]
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▪ II. John Henry [John Henry] BrE NAmE
a US ↑folk song about a strong ↑African American who built railway tracks. It was originally sung by African Americans. John Henry was ‘a steel-driving man’ who could crush more rocks than a machine. Part of the song is: John Henry said to his captain, ‘A man ain’t nothin’ but a man, And before I’d let your steam drill beat me down, I’d die with the hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord! I’d die with the hammer in my hand.’