Johnny Cash-Legend of John Henry's Hammer

[foolio9816]

@2009blahblah you had to swing a hammer wow i am impressed

[purplewalnut89]

i love this song hahahaa

[Muchtutty]

longest Johnny Cash song, by far..

[superbigboy1324]

The power of this song is in the idea that there is value in the work of a man's own hands. Johnny Cash was a great folk singer, but he also realized that God created us to work, to create. "Learn to turn a jack, learn to lay a track, learn to pick and shovel too, I can do anything you hire me to." relates to the idea that man will always have something that inanimate objects (steam drills, automated machines etc.) will never possess: intuition. Still don't think Cash is the greatest ever?

[MegaChadK]

True Americana, story of the blue collar man.

[JordanOrDie]

Look at the direction. It says : lolz at the end :)

[Phsycobloodyclown]

@2009blahblah you faggot

[gagedesoto5131]

Give me enough coal to start another hell,

and keep it burnin,

mine me enough coal to start another hell

LOVE THIS VERSE, AND IM A TEENAGER . RIP JOHNNY CASH

[daniwiller87]

Hi, what's the meaning of this part?

"With a steel-nosed hammer on a four foot switch handle

John Henry raised it back til' it touched his heels..."

And what is a COAL-STEEL RING??

[LawfulTots]

@daniwiller87 It's probably "COLD steel ring"

[85forddiesel]

@daniwiller87 its "COLD STEEL RING"

[hutchph]

@daniwiller87 COLD steel ring

[2009blahblah]

@daniwiller87 hes saying listen to the sound it makes harder you hit harder it rings only people swingin hammers anymore are the proud concrete workers ogf the world

[rbain1865]

Johnny Cash was The Man In Black one helluva great singer! RIP Johnny Cash!

[Noremorse10]

@2009blahblah Grow the fuck up pal.

[jurney99]

really truly music by johnny cash i love it 

[TRANSAM19777]

From what I've heard of this studio recording, the two pieces of steel johnny used to create the sound of the hammer striking the spikes during the recording left Johnny's hands covered in blood and the Foreman was actually the the Janitor of the studio

[HarlequinofHavoc]

doesn't get much better than Johnny Cash. Not a lot of people have more hits than this man right here.

[MountainMan323]

Im 15 Johnny Cash, CCR, Jerry Garcia, and The Who are what I'm growing up listening to.

[aerozg]

the mountain's cavin' in!

[thongrrr]

(Clickity clack, clickity clack, clickity clack, clickity clack best

[scrateshooter]

Drinking music!

[jnieves77]

@scrateshooter Hahaaaaa yeah me and my fathers always listen to this song while drinking

[rainbowmuppet]

I hadn't heard this since I was really little...I had no idea this was Johnny Cash.

[thepresident1981]

my brother loves this song

[alexsuchapimp]

live version is totally better

[charlie7142]

johnny was the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be

[americangirl020899]

ever since my English teacher showed us this video because we learned about legends and john henry was one of them i loveeed this songgg(: he would ask us if we wanted music during the test and we all said yes we want johhnnny cashh!

[MegaDancelord]

John Henry is the greatest American folk lore hero.

No contest.

[chamitox921]

@MegaDancelord paul bunyan can suck it

[50sJohnny]

@chamitox921

lol

[punkerkidb]

a true commentary to the work ethic of our ancestors, no matter what color. The hard working of john henry represented the ethic of his times. He made us look bad! He worked his ass off!

[punkerkidb]

i just want everyone to remember what American heart and hard work is worth these days. Alll you boys with soft city hands remember why you could eat and bathe. Its about these guys. Behind every luxury you enjoy, is a man struggling to feed his family.

[shadowlugia234]

My least favorite genre of music is country and I like this song!

[SlayingBB324]

God bless johnny cash with a voice, and johnny cash bless us with that voice

[MasterSamurai]

Repetitive, long, and a classic.

Johnny Cash just can't be disliked. You just don't do it. (This is coming from a guy who most of the time blasts Rock and Metal)

[wcbbernie]

go job @50sjohnny , all good

[nielo1977]

Johnny cash a great singer, one of my favourite.

R.I.P Johnnycash.

[EvilTim001]

Truly great song not a single dislike. I love this song, I use to sing this when I worked in a dish room

[helloremix]

@EvilTim001 You jinxed it. There is a dislike. Don't you feel that people dislike just because someone say's it's a good song?

[50sJohnny]

@helloremix

ignore the haters boys :) as they say..... haters gonna hate......

[50sJohnny]

@EvilTim001

haha i also like to lightly sing jc while doing dishes :)

[ruthlesace]

been soooooo long since i heard this song, when i went to look for it i typed in big bad john cuz i didnt remember the name but i asked my dad and he told me afterwards

[gazzi22]

My favorite post! thanx from Detroit City!

[Globe2219]

Greetings! His wasn't so much a melodic voice as a dramatic voice-where he still stands head and shoulders over most in the music industry. R.I.P. Johhny Cash

[Leewilson65h]

One of his best . . .

[wasterangler]

Taking mireyaclark's thunder, 'best version of youtube.' And that's a fact jack!

[jaydog9090]

R.I.P. JOHNY CASH

[52elprimo]

Nobody performed this song better than Johnny Cash.

[mireyaclark]

best version on youtube. Love it.

[styx4ever1963]

Classic Cash Thanks For Posting!

[lewisdacontra]

great song. rip johnny. you're missed