《John Henry》歌词

[00:00:00] John Henry - Harry Belafonte/Odetta

[00:00:01] Written by：Traditional

[00:00:05] John Henry he could hammer

[00:00:10] He could whistle he could sing

[00:00:16] He went to the mountain early in the mornin'

[00:00:21] Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord

[00:00:23] Just to hear his hammer ring

[00:00:26] Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord

[00:00:29] Just to hear his hammer ring

[00:00:31] When John Henry was a little baby

[00:00:34] Sittin' on his daddy's knee

[00:00:36] He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel

[00:00:39] Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord

[00:00:41] Said hammer be the death of me

[00:00:44] When John Henry's family needed money

[00:00:47] Said he didn't have but a dime

[00:00:49] If you wait 'til the red sun goes down

[00:00:52] I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord

[00:00:54] I'll get it from the man in the mine

[00:00:57] I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord

[00:01:00] I'll get it from the man in the mine

[00:01:05] Well John Henry went to the captain

[00:01:08] What happened

[00:01:09] Said the captain what can you do

[00:01:13] I can hoist a jack I can lay a track

[00:01:16] I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord

[00:01:20] I can pick and shovel too

[00:01:22] I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord

[00:01:26] I can pick and shovel too

[00:01:30] Well the captain said to John Henry

[00:01:33] Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round

[00:01:35] Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job

[00:01:38] Gonna whup that steel on down Lord Lord

[00:01:41] Whup that steel on down

[00:01:44] Well John Henry said to the captain

[00:01:46] Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man

[00:01:49] 'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down

[00:01:52] I'd die with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord

[00:01:55] Die with my hammer in my hand

[00:01:57] Well John Henry said to the captain

[00:01:59] Look yonder what I see

[00:02:03] Hole done choke drill done broke

[00:02:05] And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord

[00:02:08] Can't drive steel like me

[00:02:10] Oh you can't drive steel like me no no

[00:02:13] Can't drive steel like me

[00:02:18] Well John Henry drove into the mountain

[00:02:22] His hammer was strikin' fire

[00:02:25] He drove so hard he broke his poor heart

[00:02:33] And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord

[00:02:39] Laid down his hammer and he died

[00:02:45] He laid down his hammer and he died great God

[00:02:51] Laid down his hammer and he died

[00:02:58] Oh they took John Henry to the white house

[00:03:01] And they buried him in the sand

[00:03:04] Every locomotive come roarin' by

[00:03:06] Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord

[00:03:09] There lies a steel drivin' man

[00:03:11] Says there lies a steel drivin' man

[00:03:14] There lies a steel drivin' man

[00:03:16] Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord lord

[00:03:19] There lies a steel drivin' man