This steel drivin' man beat a steam drill in a race to make a railroad tunnel but died with his "hammer in his hand"
... drilling machine with the promise "If I can't beat this steam drill down I'll 
die ... race with the drilling machine, but he "dies with his hammer in his hand" 
from... [DOC] [TLE] John Henry - Achieve the Core [PAR] John Henry competes against a steam drill in driving steel.