《The Legend Of John Henry’s Hammer(Live)》歌词

[00:00:01] The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer - Johnny Cash

[00:00:19] John Henry's Papy woke him up one midnight

[00:00:23] He said before the serrif comes i wanna tell you listen boy

[00:00:28] Said learn to ball a jack learn to lay a track

[00:00:32] Learn to pick and shovel too and take my hammer

[00:00:36] It'll do anything you tell it to

[00:00:39] John Hery's mammie had about a dozen babies

[00:00:43] John Henry's papie told tale about a dozen times

[00:00:48] The babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money

[00:00:52] He siad i'll pay you quarter at a time sartin tommorow

[00:00:56] Thats the pay for a steel driver on this line

[00:01:00] Then the section foreman said hey hammer swinger

[00:01:04] I see you brought you own hammer boy but what else can all those muscles do

[00:01:08] And he said I can turn a jack i can lay a track i can pick a shovel too

[00:01:16] I can i'll do anything oyu hire me to

[00:01:25] Now aint you something so high and mighty with your muscles

[00:01:29] Just go ahead pick up that hammer pick up the hammer

[00:01:33] He said get a rusty spike and swing it down three times

[00:01:38] I'll pay you a nickel a day for every inch you sink it to

[00:01:41] Go on and do what you say you can do

[00:01:45] With a steep nose hammer on a four foot switch panel

[00:01:49] John Henry raised it back till it touched his heels

[00:01:53] Then the spike went through the cross tie and it split it half in two

[00:01:57] 35 cents a fay for driven steel

[00:02:01] (sewat sweat boy sweat you owe me two more swings)

[00:02:03] I was born for driven steel

[00:02:10] Well John Henry hammered in the mountain

[00:02:14] He'd give a grunt and he'd give groan with every swing

[00:02:18] The women folks for miles around heard him and come down

[00:02:22] To watch him make the cold steel ring lord what a swinger

[00:02:27] Just listen to that cold steel ring

[00:02:32] But the bad boss come up laguhing at John Henry

[00:02:36] Said you full of vinegar now but you bout through

[00:02:40] Were gona get a steam drill to do your share of driven

[00:02:44] Then whats all them muscles gonna do huh John Henry

[00:02:48] Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you

[00:02:51] John Henry said i feed four little brothers

[00:02:55] And baby sisters walking on her knees

[00:03:00] Did the lord say that machines awtta take the place of living

[00:03:06] And whats a subsitute for bread and beans i saint seen it

[00:03:11] Do engines get rewarded for their steam

[00:03:19] John Henry said to his captain

[00:03:22] A man aint nothin but a man

[00:03:26] But if you bring that steam drill round

[00:03:28] I'll beat it fair and honest i'll die with my hammer in my hand

[00:03:33] But i'll be laughing cuz you cant replace a steel driven man

[00:03:38] There was a big crowd of people at the mountain

[00:03:42] John henry said to the steam drill how is you

[00:03:46] Pardon me mister steam drill i suppose you didnt hear me

[00:03:49] I said how you

[00:03:50] Well can you turn a jack

[00:03:52] Can you lay a track

[00:03:54] can you pick and shovel too

[00:03:57] Listen this hammer swingers talkin to you

[00:04:02] Shu shu shu shu shu shu shu shu

[00:04:23] 2000 people hollered go John Henry

[00:04:26] Then somebody hollered the mountains caving in

[00:04:29] John Henry told the captain

[00:04:31] Thell the kind fols not to worry

[00:04:33] That aint nothin but my hammer suckin wind

[00:04:35] Keeps me breathing a steel drivers muscle i intend

[00:04:43] Captain tell the people move back further

[00:04:46] I'm at the finish line and i aint no drill

[00:04:50] Shes so far behind you aint got the brains to quit it

[00:04:53] When she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills

[00:04:55] Lord lordy when she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills

[00:05:03] Well John Henry had a little woman

[00:05:07] I believe the lady's name was polly ann

[00:05:10] Yeah that was his good woman

[00:05:12] John henry threw his hammer over his shoulder and went on home

[00:05:15] And early next morining he said come here polly ann come here sugar

[00:05:19] Ya know i believe this is the first time i ever watched the sun come up

[00:05:24] That i couldnt come up

[00:05:29] Take my hammer polly ann and go to that rail road

[00:05:33] And when your swinging with the lead men

[00:05:34] But tell them thats not all i can do

[00:05:36] Tell em i can hoist a jack and i can lay a track i can pick and shovel too

[00:05:43] Aint no machine can thats been proved to you

[00:05:49] There was a big crowd of moarners at the church house

[00:05:53] The section hands laid him in the sand

[00:05:57] Trains go by on the rails john henry laid

[00:06:02] They slow down and take off their hats the men do

[00:06:04] When they come to the palce John Henrys laid rests on his back

[00:06:07] Some say mornin steel driver you sure were a hammer swinger

[00:06:10] Then they go along pickin up speed clikty clak clikty clak

[00:06:15] Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord down there lies a steel driven man

[00:06:23] Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord down there lies a steel driven man

[00:06:31] Down there lies