Doc Watson — Walk On Boy Vanguard Version

[Verse 1] I was born one mornin' The rain a-pourin' down Heard my mammy say to my pappy "Let's call him John Henry Brown" [Chorus] Walk on, boy Walk on down the road Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load [Verse 2] I left my mammy and pappy At just about the age of ten Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee Totin' water for the hard workin' men [Chorus] Walk on, boy Walk on down the road Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load [Verse 3] One day my pappy told me "Some advice I wanna give to you Son, find a good woman, be good to her An' she's gonna be good to you" [Chorus] Walk on, boy Walk on down the road Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load [Verse 4] If anyone should ever ask you "Just who is that fella Brown?" You can tell him I'm the boy that lеft his hammer smokin' Where hе beat that steam drill down [Chorus] Walk on, boy Walk on down the road Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load [Outro] Walk on, boy, walk on, boy Walk on, boy