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

歌曲： The Legend Of John Henry’s Hammer(Live)

所属专辑：At Folsom Prison

歌手： Johnny Cash

时长： 07:08

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I said how you [00:03:49]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord down there lies a steel driven man[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[00:06:31]