《John Henry》歌词

[00:00:56] john henry was a new-born baby,

[00:01:00] sittin' down on his mama's knee

[00:01:04] say, "that big bend tunnel on that c & o road,

[00:01:08] it's gonna be the death of me, lord, lord

[00:01:12] it's gonna be the death of me.

[00:01:15] it's gonna be the death of me, lord, lord

[00:01:19] it's gonna be the death of me."

[00:01:23] john henry had two women,

[00:01:27] one was named mary magdalene

[00:01:31] he would go out on the job and she would sing,

[00:01:35] "hear john henry's hammer ring, lord, lord,

[00:01:38] hear john henry's hammer ring.

[00:01:42] hear john henry's hammer ring, lord, lord,

[00:01:45] hear john henry's hammer ring."

[00:01:49] john henry had another little woman,

[00:01:53] her name was sweet polly ann

[00:01:56] john henry taken sick, boy,

[00:01:58] and he had to go to bed

[00:02:01] polly ann drove steel just like a man, lord, lord

[00:02:04] polly ann drove steel like a man

[00:02:08] polly ann drove steel just like a man, lord lord

[00:02:11] polly ann drove steel like a man

[00:02:19] "baby, who's gonna shoe your little feet,

[00:02:23] tell me, who's gonna glove your hand?

[00:02:26] tell me, who's gonna kiss your sweet lips now

[00:02:30] tell me, who's gonna be your man, lord, lord

[00:02:33] tell me, who's gonna be your man.

[00:02:37] tell me, who's gonna be your man, lord, lord

[00:02:40] tell me, who's gonna be your man?"

[00:02:43] she told him,

[00:02:45] "my papa's gonna shoe my little feet,

[00:02:48] my mama's gonna glove my hand

[00:02:52] my sister's gonna kiss my sweet little lips, now

[00:02:56] you know i don't need no man, lord, lord

[00:02:59] you know i don't need no man.

[00:03:03] you know i don't need no man, lord, lord

[00:03:06] you know i don't need no man."

[00:03:09] tell him now

[00:03:34] then they taken john henry to the white house

[00:03:38] they buried him in the sand

[00:03:42] and every locomotive come a-rollin' by, sayin',

[00:03:45] "there lies that steel-drivin' man, lord, lord

[00:03:49] there lies that steel-drivin' man.

[00:03:52] there lies that steel-drivin' man, lord, lord

[00:03:55] there lies that steel-drivin' man."