Jackhammer John (Woody Guthrie) Jackhammer John was a jackhammer man Born with a jackhammer in his hand, Lord, Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues I built your roads ad buildings too and I'm a gonna build a dam or two Lore, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues Hammered on the boulder, hammered on the butte Columbia river on a five mile chute Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues Workin' on the Bonneville, hammered all night A tryin' to bring the people some electric light Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues I was borned in Portland Town Built ev'ry port from Alaska down, Lord, Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues Built your bridges, dug your mines Been in jail a thousand times Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues Jackhammer, Jackhammer, where you been? Been out a-chasin' them gals again Lord, Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues Jackhammer man from a jackhammer town, I can hammer on a hammer till the sun goes down Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues I hammered on bonneville, Coulee too Always broke when my job was through Lord, Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues I hammered on the river from sun to sun Fifteen million salmon run Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues I hammered in the rain, I hammered in the dust I hammered in the best and I hammered in the worst Lord, Lord, and he had them jackhammer blues I hot a jackhammer gal just as sweet as pie And I'll hammer on my hammer till the day I die" AJS oct99
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