Maru Dubshinki said
He was referring to the popular legends/tall tales (not sure
which; both seem to apply) of Henry; not the historical
facts. Every popular depiction, cartoons, videos, shows,
childrens' books, etc I've seen, they all depict it as driving
spikes into the ground to fasten down rails. ...
Amazing! The words I know told me that John Henry was making holes
for explosives in a tunnel. And that the contest was whether humans
or machines were stronger.
I had not realized there were other versions, although I am not
surprised.
Incidentally, I understood the song to be a recent mythological way
for people in our culture to say that technological advance has
overcome humans. (I did not know that there were other ways of
depicting the contest besides the song.)
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