文本歌词

John Henry - Harry Belafonte
John Henry he could hammer
He could whistle he could sing
He went to the mountain early in the morning
Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord
Hear hear his hammer ring
Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord
Hear hear his hammer ring
When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on his daddy's knee
He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel
Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord
Said hammer be the death of me
When John Henry's fam'ly needed money
Said he didn't have but a dime
If you wait till the red sun goes down
I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord
Get it from the man in the mine
I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord
Get it from the man in the mine
Well John Henry went to the Captain
What happened
Said the captain what can you do
I can hoist a jack I can lay a track
I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord
Pick and shovel too
I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord
Pick and shovel too
Well the captain said to John Henry
I wanna bring me a steam drill around
Wannna bring me a steam drill out on the job
Wannna whup that steel on down Lord Lord
What that steel on down
But John Henry said to the captain
Oh a man ain't nothing but a man
For I'd let your steam drill beat me down
I'd die with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord
Die with my hammer in my hand
Well John Henry said to the captain
Looka yonder what I see
Hole done choke drill done broke
And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord
Can't drive steel like me
Oh you can't drive steel like me no no
Can't drive steel like me
Well John Henry drove into the mountain
His hammer was striking fire
He drove so hard he broke his poor heart
And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord
Laid down his hammer and he died
Laid down his hammer and he died Great God
Laid down his hammer and he died
Oh they took John Henry to the White House
And they buried him in the sand
Every locomotive come roaring by
Says there lies a steel driving man Lord Lord
There lies a steel driving man
Says there lies a steel driving man
There lies a steel driving man
Says there lies a steel driving man Lord Lord
There lies a steel driving man