HEARD MIGHTY RUMBLIN'

Heard mighty rumblin',
Heard mighty rumblin',
Heard mighty rumblin',
Under the groun'.

Well, heard mighty rumblin',
Under the groun',
Under the groun',
Must be John Henry turnin' aroun'.

Up on the mountain,
Up on the mountain,
Well, up on the mountain,
Heard John Henry cryin'.

Heard John Henry cryin',
Heard John Henry cryin',
Well, I heard John Henry cryin',
"An' I won't come down."

Another repetitive John Henry work song.

Pp. 236-237, Odum and Johnson, 1926, "Negro Workaday Songs."
Some full, song versions of "John Henry" are included in the volume, and one tune.