Discover the story of the song > Walk On Boy – Doc Watson

The song tells the story of a man named John Henry Brown, who was born on a rainy day and left home at age ten to work on the levee. His father advised him to find a good woman and be good to her, as she will be good to him. The lyrics emphasize the idea that he must walk on and carry his own load, as no one in the world will help him with his struggles.