Here's another page on this song. It's a bit speculative, but the speculations are fascinating:

http://lowlands-l.net/traditions/songs_jan-hinnerk-en.php

Here are the lyrics offered by this Website:

Jan Hinnerk

John Henry English version ©2008, Reinhard F. Hahn

Jan Hinnerk wahnt op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Geigeken, Geigeken perdautz! Vigolin, Vigolin sä dat Geigeken, Vigolin, Vigolin sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin. Un daarbi wahnt he noch jümmer op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Hollandsmann, Hollandsmann perdautz! Gottsverdorri! Gottsverdorri!    sä de Hollandsmann Vigolin, Vigolin sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin. Un daarbi wahnt he noch jümmer op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Engelsmann, Engelsmann perdautz! Damn your eyes! Damn your eyes!    sä de Engelsmann Gottsverdorri! Gottsverdorri!    sä de Hollandsmann Vigolin, Vigolin, sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin. Un daarbi wahnt he noch jümmer op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Spanischmann, Spanischmann perdautz! Caracho Caracho! sä de Spanischmann Damn your eyes, Damn your eyes,    sä de Engelsmann. Gottsverdorri! Gottsverdorri!    sä de Hollandsmann Vigolin, Vigolin, sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin. Un daarbi wahnt he noch jümmer op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Napolium, Napolium perdautz! Ick bün Kaiser, ick bün Kaiser,    sä Napolium. Caracho Caracho! sä de Spanischmann Damn your eyes, Damn your eyes,    sä de Engelsmann. Gottsverdorri! Gottsverdorri!    sä de Hollandsmann Vigolin, Vigolin, sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin. Un daarbi wahnt he noch jümmer op de    Lammer-Lammerstraat,    Lammer-Lammerstraat, kann maken wat he will, kann maken wat he will. Swieg man jümmer, jümmer still, aver jümmer, jümmer still! Un daar maakt he sick een Hanseaat, Hanseaat perdautz! Sla em doot, sla em doot,    sä de Hanseaat. Ick bün Kaiser, ick bün Kaiser,    sä Napolium. Caracho Caracho! sä de Spanischmann Damn your eyes, Damn your eyes,    sä de Engelsmann. Gottsverdorri! Gottsverdorri!    sä de Hollandsmann Vigolin, Vigolin, sä dat Geigeken. Un Vigo-Vigolin, un Vigo-Vigolin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin, un sien Deern, de heet Katrin.

John Henry who lives on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street Can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself a violin, Violin. Voilà! “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine. And he goes on living on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street, And can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself a Hollandman, Hollandman. Voilà! “Godverdorri! Godverdorri!”    said the Hollandman, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine. And he goes on living on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street, And can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself an Englishman, Englishman. Voilà! “Damn your eyes! Damn your eyes!”    said the Englishman “Godverdorri! Godverdorri!”    said the Hollandman, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine. And he goes on living on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street, And can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself a Spanishman, Spanishman. Voilà! “¡Carajo! ¡Carajo!” said the Spanishman “Damn your eyes! Damn your eyes!”    said the Englishman “Godverdorri! Godverdorri!”    said the Hollandman, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine. And he goes on living on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street, And can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself a Napolium, Napolium. Voilà! “I am emp’ror! I am emp’ror!”,    said Napolium. “¡Carajo! ¡Carajo!” said the Spanishman “Damn your eyes! Damn your eyes!”    said the Englishman “Godverdorri! Godverdorri!”    said the Hollandman, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine. And he goes on living on    Lambert, Lambert Street,    Lambert, Lambert Street, And can make whatever he will, Can make whatever he will. Keep it quiet! Keep it still, Always quiet, always still! So he made himself a Hanseat, A Hamburg Hanseat. “Kill him dead! Kill him dead!”    said the Hanseat. “I am emp’ror! I am emp’ror!”,    said Napolium. “¡Carajo! ¡Carajo!” said the Spanishman “Damn your eyes! Damn your eyes!”    said the Englishman “Godverdorri! Godverdorri!”    said the Hollandman, “Violin, Violin!” said the violin, And vio-violin, and vio-violin, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine, And his love’s name was Cath’rine.