Roll on, buddy, pull the load of coal How can I pull when the wheels won't roll?There's a long way to Harlem, a long way to Hazzard Just to get a little brew, just to get a little brewRoll on, buddy, and make your time I done broke down and I can't make mineThere's a nine-pound hammer, a ring like silver Yeah, a ring like silver, and it shines like goldA nine-pound hammer done killed John Henry It ain't gonna kill me, Lord, it won't kill meRoll on, buddy, and make your time I done broke down and I can't make mineYou can take this hammer and give it to the captain Buddy, tell him I'm gone, you can tell him I'm goneAnd if he asks you where I done gone to Tell him you don't know, no, buddy, you don't knowRoll on, buddy, pull the load of coal Now, how can I pull when the wheels won't roll?