Nine Pound Hammer Lyrics - Flatt And Scruggs

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This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy 

For my size, honey, for my size 

Roll on buddy, don't you roll so slow 

Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go 

Up on the mountain just to see my honey 

And I ain't coming back, lord, I ain't coming back 

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It's a long way to Hazard a long way to Harian 

Just to get a little booze, just get a little boos 

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Ain't one hammer in this tunnel 

That rings like mine that rings like mine 

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It rings like silver and shines like gold 

It rings like silver and shines like gold 

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Somebody stole my nine pound hammer 

They've took it and gone, they've took it and gone 

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That nine pound hammer that killed John Henry 

Ain't a gonna kill me, ain't a gonna kill me 

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