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Patriotism!!!!! What is it????
It is the warm feeling of pride when
you see the American Flag.

DINOSAURS WERE ON EARTH BEFORE TRAINS
CAN YOU FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH THESE DINOSAURS?
(Answer to Dinosaur Puzzle at Bottom of Page)

The Ballad of John Henry

John Henry of American folklore was a black railroad worker celebrated for his feats of great strength and skill. His most famous exploit was his classic man-versus-machine battle against the new steam drill, which threatened to take the place of the "Steel-Drivin" men who hammered long steel bits into solid rock to make holes for dynamite.
John Henry was a little baby boy
You could hold him in the palm of your hand.
He gave a long and lonesome cry,
"Gonna be a steel-drivin' man, Lawd, Lawd,
Gonna be a steel-drivin' man."

They took John Henry to the tunnel,
Put him in the lead to drive,
The rock was so tall, John Henry so small,
That he laid down his hammer and he cried, "Lawd, Lawd,"
Laid down he hammer and he cried.

John Henry started on the right hand,
The steam drill started on the left,
"Fo' I'd let that steam drill beat me down,
I'd hammer my fool self to death, Lawd, Lawd,
Hammer my fool self to death.

John Henry told his captain,
"A man ain't nothin' but a man,
Fo' I let your steam drill beat me down
I'll die with this hammer in my hand, Lawd, Lawd,
Die with this hammer in my hand."

Now the captain told John Henry,
"I believe my tunnel's sinkin' in."
"Stand back, Captain, and doncha be afraid,
That's nothin' but my hammer catchin' wind, Lawd, Lawd,
That' nothin' but my hammer catchin' wind.

John Henry told his cap'n'
"Look younder, boy, what do I see?
Your drill's done broke and your hol's done choke,
And you can't drive steel like me, Lawd, Lawd,
You can't drive steel like me."

John Henry hammerin' in the mountain,
Til the handle of his hammer caught on fire,
He drove so hard till he broke his po' heart,
Then he laid down his hammer and he died, Lawd, Lawd,
He laid down his hammer and he died.

They took John Henry to the tunnel,
And they buried him in the sand,
An' every locomotive come rollin' by
Say, "There lies a steel-drivin' man, Lawd, Lawd,
There lies a steel-drivin man."