Nine Pound Hammer
Merle Travis

                G                      C
This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy
       G            D      G
For my size, buddy, for my size
                   G                     C
I'm a-goin' on the mountain gonna see my baby
                   G             D            G
An' I ain't comin' back. Lord, I ain't comin' back.

CHORUS 
        G                        C
Roll on buddy! Don't you roll so slow.
          G              D            G
How can I roll, when the wheels won't go
        G                     C
Roll on buddy! Pull a load of coal
          G              D            G     
How can I pull, when the wheels won't roll

BREAK ONE VERSE

Nine pound hammer killed John Henry
But it wont get me. Aint gonna get me.
Oh, Im just a poor boy a long way from home
Down in Tennessee, down in Tennessee

REPEAT CHORUS

BREAK ONE VERSE

It's a long way to Harlan, it's a long way to Hazard
Just to get a little brew, just to get a little brew.
When Im long gone, just make my tombstone
Out of number nine coal, out of number nine coal.

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE AND END