[Verse 1]
I was born one mornin'
The rain a-pourin' down
Heard my mammy say to my pappy
"Let's call him John Henry Brown"

[Chorus]
Walk on, boy
Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A-gonna help you carry your load

[Verse 2]
I left my mammy and pappy
At just about the age of ten
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
Totin' water for the hard workin' men

[Chorus]
Walk on, boy
Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A-gonna help you carry your load

[Verse 3]
One day my pappy told me
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Son, find a good woman, be good to her
An' she's gonna be good to you"
[Chorus]
Walk on, boy
Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A-gonna help you carry your load

[Verse 4]
If anyone should ever ask you
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
You can tell him I'm the boy that lеft his hammer smokin'
Where hе beat that steam drill down

[Chorus]
Walk on, boy
Walk on down the road
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
A-gonna help you carry your load

[Outro]
Walk on, boy, walk on, boy
Walk on, boy