Walk On Boy

Doc Watson

Fiddle Tune X

I was born one mornin' The rain a-pourin' down Heard my mammy say to my pappy "Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on, boy; walk on down the road; Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load I left my mammy and pappy Just about the age of ten; Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee Totin' water for the hard workin' men Walk on, boy; walk on down the road; Ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load One day my pappy told me "Some advice I wanna give to you -- Son, find a good woman, be good to her An' she's gonna be good to you." Walk on, boy; walk on down the road; There ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load If anyone should ever ask you "Just who is that fella Brown?" You can tell him I'm the boy Who left his hammer smokin' Where he beat that steam drill down Walk on, boy; walk on down the road; There ain't nobody in this whole wide world A-gonna help you carry your load Walk on boy, walk on boy Walk on, boy

Total plays 45
Total teases 0
Percent of All Shows 4.07%
Percent of Shows Since Debut 4.15%
Times opened 0
Times encored 0
Songs before
  • Hollow Heart (5 times - 11.11%)
  • Dust in a Baggie (3 times - 6.67%)
  • Everything's the Same (2 times - 4.44%)
  • These Old Blues (2 times - 4.44%)
  • A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave (2 times - 4.44%)
Songs after
  • The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (4 times - 8.89%)
  • John Henry (2 times - 4.44%)
  • On the Line (2 times - 4.44%)
  • Pyramid Country (2 times - 4.44%)
  • Dust in a Baggie (1 times - 2.22%)

112 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Reverend
112 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Reverend
76 show Attendees
Seven Weeks in County, Walk On Boy , Shenandoah Breakdown
76 show Attendees
Seven Weeks in County, Walk On Boy , Shenandoah Breakdown
71 show Attendees
Long Forgotten Dream, Walk On Boy , Heartbeat of America
71 show Attendees
Long Forgotten Dream, Walk On Boy , Heartbeat of America
42 show Attendees
Everything's the Same, Walk On Boy , I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers
42 show Attendees
Everything's the Same, Walk On Boy , I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers
30 show Attendees
Life to Go, Walk On Boy , Gone a Long Time
30 show Attendees
Life to Go, Walk On Boy , Gone a Long Time
20 show Attendees
Riding the Midnight Train, Walk On Boy , Farewell Blues
20 show Attendees
Riding the Midnight Train, Walk On Boy , Farewell Blues
25 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, Walk On Boy , Love Like Me
25 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, Walk On Boy , Love Like Me
30 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , A Face in the Crowd
30 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , A Face in the Crowd
85 show Attendees
I’m Troubled, Walk On Boy , Hollow Heart
85 show Attendees
I’m Troubled, Walk On Boy , Hollow Heart
116 show Attendees
with Jack Hinshelwood with Jack Lawrence with T. Michael Coleman with Wayne Henderson Sadie, Walk On Boy , Steel Guitar Rag
116 show Attendees
with Jack Hinshelwood with Jack Lawrence with T. Michael Coleman with Wayne Henderson
Sadie, Walk On Boy , Steel Guitar Rag
51 show Attendees
A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave, Walk On Boy , Running the Route
51 show Attendees
A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave, Walk On Boy , Running the Route
8 show Attendees
The Likes of Me, Walk On Boy , On the Line
8 show Attendees
The Likes of Me, Walk On Boy , On the Line
154 show Attendees
Fire, Walk On Boy , When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley
154 show Attendees
Fire, Walk On Boy , When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley
16 show Attendees
Black Mountain Rag, Walk On Boy , Salty Sheep
16 show Attendees
Black Mountain Rag, Walk On Boy , Salty Sheep
7 show Attendees
Thunder, Walk On Boy , Pretty Daughter
7 show Attendees
Thunder, Walk On Boy , Pretty Daughter
32 show Attendees
These Memories of You, Walk On Boy , Hold the Woodpile Down
32 show Attendees
These Memories of You, Walk On Boy , Hold the Woodpile Down
8 show Attendees
Slow Train, Walk On Boy , Home of the Red Fox
8 show Attendees
Slow Train, Walk On Boy , Home of the Red Fox
8 show Attendees
Everything's the Same, Walk On Boy , West Dakota Rose
8 show Attendees
Everything's the Same, Walk On Boy , West Dakota Rose
13 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue, Walk On Boy , Sharecropper's Son
13 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue, Walk On Boy , Sharecropper's Son
11 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Pyramid Country
11 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Pyramid Country
0 show Attendees
with Sierra Hull A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave, Walk On Boy , My Love Comes Rolling Down
0 show Attendees
with Sierra Hull
A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave, Walk On Boy , My Love Comes Rolling Down
1 show Attendee
Tom Dooley, Walk On Boy , Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
1 show Attendee
Tom Dooley, Walk On Boy , Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
3 show Attendees
Taking Water, Walk On Boy , Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly
3 show Attendees
Taking Water, Walk On Boy , Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly
3 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , This Heart of Mine
3 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , This Heart of Mine
0 show Attendees
John Henry, Walk On Boy , Freeborn Man
0 show Attendees
John Henry, Walk On Boy , Freeborn Man
0 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
0 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
2 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Pyramid Country
2 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Pyramid Country
1 show Attendee
Bringin' in the Georgia Mail, Walk On Boy , On the Line
1 show Attendee
Bringin' in the Georgia Mail, Walk On Boy , On the Line
2 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Southbound
2 show Attendees
Hollow Heart, Walk On Boy , Southbound
0 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, Walk On Boy , Ernest T Grass
0 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, Walk On Boy , Ernest T Grass
1 show Attendee
These Old Blues, Walk On Boy , Thirst Mutilator
1 show Attendee
These Old Blues, Walk On Boy , Thirst Mutilator
0 show Attendees
Southern Flavor, Walk On Boy , Dust in a Baggie
0 show Attendees
Southern Flavor, Walk On Boy , Dust in a Baggie
0 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Streamline Cannonball
0 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Streamline Cannonball
2 show Attendees
Dealing Despair, Walk On Boy , Proud Mary
2 show Attendees
Dealing Despair, Walk On Boy , Proud Mary
0 show Attendees
These Old Blues, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
0 show Attendees
These Old Blues, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
0 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Turmoil & Tinfoil
0 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, Walk On Boy , Turmoil & Tinfoil
2 show Attendees
Little Sadie, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
2 show Attendees
Little Sadie, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
2 show Attendees
Streamline Cannonball, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
2 show Attendees
Streamline Cannonball, Walk On Boy , The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
0 show Attendees
Southbound, Walk On Boy , John Henry
0 show Attendees
Southbound, Walk On Boy , John Henry
0 show Attendees
Southbound, Walk On Boy , John Henry
0 show Attendees
Southbound, Walk On Boy , John Henry
0 show Attendees
Shady Grove, Walk On Boy , Miss the Mississippi and You
0 show Attendees
Shady Grove, Walk On Boy , Miss the Mississippi and You
1 show Attendee
My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin', Walk On Boy , Long Journey Home
1 show Attendee
My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin', Walk On Boy , Long Journey Home
0 show Attendees
Long Journey Home, Walk On Boy , Farewell Blues
0 show Attendees
Long Journey Home, Walk On Boy , Farewell Blues
0 show Attendees
Sitting on Top of the World, Walk On Boy , Traveling the Highway Home
0 show Attendees
Sitting on Top of the World, Walk On Boy , Traveling the Highway Home
0 show Attendees
Salt Creek, Walk On Boy , Traveling the Highway Home
0 show Attendees
Salt Creek, Walk On Boy , Traveling the Highway Home