Jackhammer John


Jackhammer John was a jackhammer man
Born with a jackhammer in his hand
Lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues
Been building your roads and bridges too
I'm gonna build a dam or two
Lord, lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues

Hammered on the Bonneville, hammered on the Butte
Columbia River to the five-mail chute
Lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues
Hammered on the Boulder, Coulee too
Always broke when my job was through
Lord, lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues

Hammered in the rain, I hammered in the dust
Hammered with the best, I hammered with the worst
Lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues
I'm a hammering man from a hammering town
Gonna hammer on my hammer til the sun goes down
Lord, lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues

Jackhammer, Jackhammer, where you been?
I been out chasing them girls again
Lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues
Got a jackhammer girl just as sweet as pie
Gonna hammer on my hammer til the day I die
Lord, lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues

Jackhammer John was a jackhammer man
Born with a jackhammer in his hand
Lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues
I'm a hammering man from a hammering town
Gonna hammer on my hammer til the sun goes down
Lord, lord, lord, I got them jackhammer blues


typed and submitted by Annie Abreu