Tom: Dm
Dm A
I was born one mornin'
Dm A
The rain came pourin' down
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well I heard my mama say to my papa, "Let’s call him John Henry Brown"
[Chorus]
Dm
Walk on boy
Dm A
Walk on down the road
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well there ain't nobody in the whole wide world who's gonna help you carry your load
[Verse 2]
Dm C A
Well I left my mom and papa
Dm C A
Just about the age of ten
Dm C F Bb A Dm
And I got me a job workin' on the levee totin' water for the hard-workin' men
[Chorus]
Dm
Walk on boy
Dm A
Walk on down the road
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well there ain't nobody in the whole wide world who's gonna help you carry your load
[Verse 3]
Dm C A
Well one day my papa he told me
Dm C A
Some advice I'd like to give to you:
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Son, find you a woman, be good to her, and she's gonna be good to you
[Chorus]
Dm
Walk on boy
Dm A
Walk on down the road
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well there ain't nobody in the whole wide world who's gonna help you carry your load
[Verse 4]
Dm C A
If anyone should ever ask you
Dm C A
Who is that fella 'Brown'?
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well you can tell 'em I'm the fella that left my hammer smokin' where I beat that ol' steam drill down
[Chorus]
Dm
Walk on boy
Dm A
Walk on down the road
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well there ain't nobody in the whole wide world who's gonna help you carry your load
Dm
Walk on boy
Dm A
Walk on down the road
Dm C F Bb A Dm
Well there ain't nobody in the whole wide world who's gonna help you carry your load
