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