The first few verses are well written and straight forward, John Henry, hero of the working class died with the industrial revolution. The worker can do all that a machine can do but not as cheaply. The last line is about the band leaving the south and their working class background for a life of rock and roll. The last two lines make this pretty clear, the working class job is gone for them, on to rock and roll life.
The first few verses are well written and straight forward, John Henry, hero of the working class died with the industrial revolution. The worker can do all that a machine can do but not as cheaply. The last line is about the band leaving the south and their working class background for a life of rock and roll. The last two lines make this pretty clear, the working class job is gone for them, on to rock and roll life.