Verse 1 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
