In Fiddlin’ John Carson’s “John Henry Blues” the lyrics are expressed in a preach-like, story-telling, way with the fidle matching the pitch of his voice for almost every word. The name “John Henry” is always expressed in the same way as if the singer is calling him to come in for dinner. “John” is sung quite quickly while the “-ry ” in “Henry” is held out twice as long it sounds like, and at the same time the fiddle holds out a high note to match the way it is sung. Just like other folk songs, if I remember correctly, the music and the way it is sung, does not change with the lyrics. For example, in the song when it says “He lay down his hammer and cried” the music sounds the same as when the song changes to “Just my hammer hawsing in the wind.”Further more the sound of the fiddle doesn’t exactly sound like more popular blues like the type of blues piano that was played in class, it more reminds me of a winding music box that plays the same melody over and over while John Carson simply sings over it, using his voice to match the pitch of the notes, even though not all of it matches exactly.