Jackhammer John Lyrics - Woody Guthrie

Jackhammer John was a jackhammer man, 

Born with a jackhammer in his hand. 

Lord, Lord And he had them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

I built your roads and buildings too, 

And I'm gonna build a damn or two. 

Lord, Lord, well I had them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

I was borned in Portland town, 

Built every port from Alasky down; 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

Built your bridges, dug your mines, 

Been in jail a thousand times. 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

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Jackhammer, jackhammer, where ya been? 

Been out a-chasin' them gals again; 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

Jackhammer man from a jackhammer town, 

I can hammer till the sun goes down, 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

I hammered on the boulder, hammered on the butte, 

Columbia River on a five-mile chute; 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got 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 got them jackhammer blues. 

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I hammered on Bonneville, Coulee too, 

Always broke when my job was through, 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got 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 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, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got a jackhammer gal just as sweet as pie, 

And I'm a-gonna hammer till the day I die, 

Lord, Lord, well I got them jackhammer blues. 

I got them jackhammer blues.