Riff in A
I’m going back to the Swannanoa Tunnel
That’s my home, baby, that’s my home
Asheville Junction, Swannanoa Tunnel
All caved in, baby, all caved in
Last December I remember
The wind blowed cold, baby, the wind blowed cold
When you hear my watchdog howling
Somebody around, baby, somebody around
When you hear that hoot owl squalling
Somebody dying, baby, somebody dying
Ain’t no hammer in this mountain
Out rings mine, baby, out rings mine
This old hammer it killed John Henry
It didn’t kill me, baby, couldn’t kill me
Riley Gardner, he killed my partner
He couldn’t kill me, baby, he couldn’t kill me
This old hammer it rings like silver
It shines like gold, baby, it shines like gold
Take this hammer, throw it in the river
It rings right on, baby, it shines right on
Some of these days I’ll see that woman
Well that’s no dream, baby, that’s no dream