What is the genre of the John Henry story? What led you to this conclusion?

Question

The story of John Henry is considered a ballad because the story is told in a classic folk song. In those days the men that worked on the railroad used song as a form of entertainment. Through generations a myriad of versions have been sung about prisoners at Mississippi's Parchman Farm to what we know today as a present day folk hero.

Answer 1

I would use "by means of" in place of "in" (by means of a classic folk song), but otherwise, your answer is a good one.