i was born one mornin the rain came pourin down well i heard my mama say to my papa lets call him john henry brown walk on boy walk on down the road well there ain t nobody in the whole wide world who s gonna help you carry your load well i left my mom and papa just about the age of ten and i got me a job workin on the levee totin water for the hard workin men walk on boy walk on down the road well there ain t nobody in the whole wide world a gonna help you carry your load well one day my papa he told me some advice i d like to give to you son find you a woman be good to her and she s gonna be good to you walk on boy walk on down the road well there ain t nobody in the whole wide world that s gonna help you carry your load if anyone should ever ask you who is that fella brown well you can tell em i m the fella that left my hammer smokin where i beat that ol steam drill down walk on boy walk on down the road well there ain t nobody in the whole wide world that s gonna help you carry your load walk on boy walk on down the road well there ain t nobody in the whole wide world that s gonna help you carry your load