Nine Pound Hammer lyrics

Song information

Artist: Bill Monroe
Album: Bluegrass Ramble

Lyrics

This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy
For my size, honey, for my size

Roll on buddy, don't you roll so slow
Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go

Up on the mountain just to see my honey
And I ain't coming back, lord, I ain't coming back

* refrain

It's a long way to hazard a long way to harian
Just to get a little booze, just get a little booz

* refrain

Ain't one hammer in this tonnel
That rings like mine that rings like mine

* refrain

It rings like silver and shines like gold
It rings like silver and shines like gold

* refrain

Somebody stole my nine pound hammer
They've took it and gone, they've took it and gone

* refrain

That nine pound hammer that killed john henry
Ain't a gonna kill me, ain't a gonna kill me

* refrain

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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