Bill Monroe — Nine Pound Hammer

Oh, I went up on the mountain, oh, to see my baby Lord, I ain't a-comin' back, no, I ain't a-comin' back Oh, roll on, buddy, don't you roll so slow Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go? Oh, there ain't one hammer in this tunnel That a-ring like mine, that a-ring like mine It ring like silver and shine like gold It ring like silver and shine like gold Oh, roll on, buddy, don't you roll so slow Baby, how can I roll when the wheels don't go? Oh, that nine-pound hammer that killed John Henry Ain't a-gonna kill me, ain't gonna kill me Oh, roll on, buddy, don't you roll so slow Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go? Oh, roll on, buddy, don't you roll so slow Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go?