《John Henry》歌词

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

[00:00:00] Written by：Traditional

[00:00:06] John Henry he could hammer

[00:00:11] He could whistle he could sing

[00:00:17] He went to the mountain early in the mornin'

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

[00:00:25] Just to hear his hammer ring

[00:00:28] Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord

[00:00:30] Just to hear his hammer ring

[00:00:33] When John Henry was a little baby

[00:00:36] Sittin' on his daddy's knee

[00:00:38] He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel

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

[00:00:43] Said hammer be the death of me

[00:00:46] When John Henry's fam'ly needed money

[00:00:48] Said he didn't have but a dime

[00:00:51] If you wait 'til the red sun goes down

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

[00:00:56] I'll get it from the man in the mine

[00:00:59] I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord

[00:01:02] I'll get it from the man in the mine

[00:01:07] Well John Henry went to the Captain

[00:01:11] Said the captain what can you do

[00:01:15] I can hoist a jack I can lay a track

[00:01:18] I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord

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

[00:01:25] I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord

[00:01:28] I can pick and shovel too

[00:01:32] Well the captain said to John Henry

[00:01:35] Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round

[00:01:37] Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job

[00:01:40] Gonna whup that steel on down Lord Lord

[00:01:43] Whup that steel on down

[00:01:46] Well John Henry said to the captain

[00:01:48] Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man

[00:01:51] 'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down

[00:01:54] I'd die with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord

[00:01:57] Die with my hammer in my hand

[00:01:59] Well John Henry said to the captain

[00:02:02] Looka yonder what I see

[00:02:05] Hole done choke drill done broke

[00:02:07] And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord

[00:02:10] Can't drive steel like me

[00:02:12] Oh no you can't drive steel like me no no

[00:02:15] Can't drive steel like me

[00:02:20] Well John Henry drove into the mountain

[00:02:24] His hammer was strikin' fire

[00:02:27] He drove so hard he broke his poor heart

[00:02:34] And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord

[00:02:41] Laid down his hammer and he died

[00:02:46] He laid down his hammer and he died Great God

[00:02:53] Laid down his hammer and he died

[00:03:00] Oh they took John Henry to the White House

[00:03:02] And they buried him in the sand

[00:03:05] Every locomotive come roarin' by

[00:03:08] Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord

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

[00:03:13] There lies a steel drivin' man

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

[00:03:18] Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord

[00:03:21] There lies a steel drivin' man