No mountain too high
No valley too low
No river too wide
No place too far to go
O, believe
O, when you believe you can overcome
The battle is already won
O, just keep on
Just keep on keepin' on
Stand tall just like John
No matter who you are
No matter
No matter where you're from
Nothing can stop you
Nothing can stop you
From who you can become
Just keep on keepin' on
O, keep on
Stand tall just like John
Hey ee ay
No mountain too high
No valley too low
No river too wide
No place too far to go
O, believe
Believe that you can overcome
The battle is already won
O, just keep on
Keep on keepin' on
Stand tall just like John
No matter who you are
No matter
No matter where you're from
Nothing can stop you
Nothing can stop you
From who you can become
Just keep on keepin' on
O, keep on
Stand tall just like John
Hey ee ay
No mountain too high
No valley too low
No river too wide
No place too far to go
O, believe
Believe that you can overcome
The battle is already won
O, just keep on
Keep on keepin' on
Stand tall just like John
No matter who you are
No matter
No matter where you're from
Nothing can stop you
Nothing can stop you
From who you can become
Just keep on keepin' on
O, keep on
Stand tall just like John
Hey ee ay
No mountain too high
No valley too low
No river too wide
No place too far to go
O, believe
Believe that you can overcome
The battle is already won
O, just keep on
Keep on keepin' on
Stand tall just like John
No matter who you are
No matter
No matter where you're from
Nothing can stop you
Nothing can stop you
From who you can become
Just keep on keepin' on
O, keep on
Stand tall just like John
Hey ee ay
Chorus
A man with the strength of many
Yes, he was
Brave and bold with a heart of gold
John Henry was a mighty man
Born with a hammer right in his hand
Polly
Well, come on John
You're the one that we're depending on
Swing that hammer with all your might
I know you can show 'em
How to do it right
Chorus
Huh, huh....
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
A ten pound hammer
A twenty pound hammer
Right in his hand
I heard John's mama liked to sew at night
So he pulled down the moon
for a little bit of light
Took a lot of cooking to keep John fed
10 dozen eggs and 8 loaves of bread
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer right in his hand
He plowed the earth
So wide and deep
The seed he sowed
The ground had to keep
His hammer hit the earth
with such a mighty blow
Everything he planted
Would jump up and grow
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
All our lives we've been so poor
John, let me show you
what we're working for
Canaan land, Canaan land
Everybody working
For the Canaan land
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
Oh, movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Now we're movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Steel drivin' man
John Henry was
A steel drivin' man
Oh, yes, he was
So proud defiant
A gentle giant
A steel drivin' natural man
Polly
Well, a-come on, John
You're the one that
We're dependin' on
Swing that hammer
Bust that rock
Come on, give it
Everything you've got
Chorus
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
John and the drill
Made the valley shake
Rumblin' almost caused an earthquake
Thunder and lightening was everywhere
Oh, Lord, that battle
Was beyond compare
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
Polly
No mountain too high
No valley too low
Chorus
No river to wide
No place too far to go
Polly
Oh, believe
Chorus
Oh, when you believe
You can overcome
The battle is already won
Polly
Oh, just keep on
Just keep on keepin' on
Stand tall just like John
