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I was born one morning
The rain, a pourin’ down
I heard my mammy say to my pappy let’s call him John Henry Brown
Walk on boy
Further down the road
There ain’t nobody in this whole wide world, gonna help you carry that load

I left my mammy and pappy
Just about the age of ten
Got me a job working on the levvee totin’ water for the hard workin’ men
Walk on boy
Further down the road
There ain’t nobody in this whole wide world, gonna help you carry that load

Well that might be alright for you
But let me tell you son
That you won’t get far all on your own, time’s are moving on

Because the world needs more than a working man
Who breaks down on the road
Too stubborn to reach out for help, they call it, the lazy man’s load
Walk on boy
Further down the road
Your biggest task might be to ask for some help to carry your load

Well let me say John Henry Brown
John Henry let me say
That if you take the hand that’s offered you, you might live to help me back some day

Because great deeds done in solitude
Will crumble when you’re through
But love and help are like boomerangs, well they’re going to come back to you
Walk on boy
Further down the road
Your biggest task might be to ask for some help to carry your load
Your biggest task might be to ask for some help to carry your load

Walk on boy
Walk on boy
Walk on boy

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from Peddling Rag, released December 24, 2023
Rod Vervest - resonator guitar, vocals
Craig Sinclair - dobro, vocals

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The Paper Collar Pickers Albany, Australia

The Papercollar Pickers are Rod Vervest and Craig Sinclair, two musicians who share a common love for ragtime guitar, close harmonies and Albany’s granite coastline.

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