Walk On Boy

Traditional

Written by Wayne P. Walker, Mel Tillis

Key of Em · Chords: III V VI VII i

Verse 1

Em                          B7             Em
I was born one morning, The rain a pourin' down,
Em       D            G  C
heard my mammy say to my pappy
B7                        Em
Let's call him John Henry Brown

Chorus

Em                   B7
Walk on boy, walk on down the road
Em    D              G          C
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
B7                     Em
A gonna help you carry load

Verse 2

Em
I left my mammy and pappy
Em
Just about the age of ten
Em
Lord I got me a job a workin' men
Em
Totin' water for the hard workin' men

(Chorus)

Verse 3

Em
One day my pappy told me
Em
Some advice I wanna give to you
Em
Son, find a good woman, be good to her
Em
Ah she's gonna be good to you

(Chorus)

Verse 4

Em
If anyone should ever ask you
Em
Just who is that fella Brown
Em
You can tell him I'm the boy
Em
Who left his hammmer smokin'
Em
When he beat that steam drill down