所属专辑:Blue Hour
歌手: Harry Belafonte
时长: 05:11
John Henry (约翰·亨利) - Harry Belafonte[00:00:00]
John Henry he could hammer [00:00:28]
He could whistle he could sing[00:00:30]
He went to the mountain early in the mornin'[00:00:33]
Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord[00:00:36]
Just to hear his hammer ring [00:00:38]
Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord[00:00:41]
Just to hear his hammer ring [00:00:44]
When John Henry was a little baby [00:00:46]
Sittin' on his daddy's knee[00:00:49]
He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel [00:00:52]
Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord[00:00:55]
Said hammer be the death of me[00:00:58]
Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord[00:01:00]
Said hammer be the death of me[00:01:03]
When John Henry's fam'ly needed money [00:01:05]
Said he didn't have but a dime[00:01:08]
If you wait 'til the red sun goes down[00:01:11]
I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord[00:01:14]
I'll get it from the man in the mine[00:01:16]
I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord[00:01:19]
I'll get it from the man in the mine[00:01:22]
Well John Henry went to the Captain[00:01:24]
Said the captain what can you do[00:01:27]
I can hoist a jack I can lay a track[00:01:30]
I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord[00:01:33]
I can pick and shovel too[00:01:35]
I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord[00:01:38]
I can pick and shovel too[00:01:41]
Well John Henry said to the captain [00:01:43]
Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man[00:01:46]
'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down [00:01:49]
Die I'd with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord[00:01:51]
Die with my hammer in my hand[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 the captain said to John Henry [00:02:02]
Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round[00:02:05]
Gonna bring a me steam drill out on the job[00:02:08]
Gonna whup that steel on down Lord Lord Whup[00:02:11]
That steel on down[00:02:14]
Gonna whup that steel on down Lord Lord Whup[00:02:16]
That steel on down[00:02:19]
Shaker why don't you sing [00:02:23]
I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down [00:02:27]
Just listen to the cold steel ring lord lord[00:02:30]
Just listen to the cold steel ring [00:02:33]
Just listen to the cold steel ring lord lord[00:02:35]
Just listen to the cold steel ring [00:02:38]
The man that invented the steamdrill [00:02:40]
Thought he was mighty fine [00:02:43]
John Henry made his fifteen feet [00:02:46]
Steamdrill The only made nine lord lord The[00:02:49]
Steamdrill only made nine [00:02:52]
The steamdrill only made nine lord lord The[00:02:54]
Steamdrill only made nine [00:02:57]
Well the Captain says to John Henry[00:03:00]
I believe this mountains cavin' in[00:03:02]
John Henry said the to Captain [00:03:05]
'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind [00:03:08]
Lord lord 'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind [00:03:10]
'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind [00:03:13]
Lord lord 'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind [00:03:16]
Well John Henry said to the captain [00:03:18]
Looka yonder what I see [00:03:21]
Hole done choke drill done broke [00:03:23]
And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord[00:03:27]
Can't drive steel like me[00:03:30]
Oh no you can't drive steel like me no no[00:03:32]
Can't drive steel like me[00:03:35]
Well John Henry drove into the mountain [00:03:38]
His hammer was strikin' fire[00:03:41]
He drove so hard he broke his poor heart[00:03:43]
And he laid down his hammer and he died [00:03:46]
Lord Lord And he laid down his hammer and he died [00:03:48]
And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord[00:03:51]
And he laid down his hammer and he died [00:03:55]
Well John Henry had a little woman [00:03:57]
And her name was Polly Ann[00:03:59]
She walked down the tract[00:04:02]
There they looked back[00:04:04]
Polly ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord polly[00:04:05]
Ann drove steel like a man [00:04:08]
Polly ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord polly[00:04:11]
Ann drove steel like a man [00:04:14]
Oh they took John Henry to the White House[00:04:16]
And they buried him in the sand[00:04:18]
Every locomotive come roarin' by[00:04:21]
Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord there[00:04:24]
Lies a steel drivin' man [00:04:27]
Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord there[00:04:30]
Lies a steel drivin' man [00:04:33]
Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord there[00:04:35]
Lies a steel drivin' man[00:04:38]