[00:00:01] The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer - Johnny Cash
[00:00:19] John Henry's Papy woke him up one midnight
[00:00:23] He said before the serrif comes i wanna tell you listen boy
[00:00:28] Said learn to ball a jack learn to lay a track
[00:00:32] Learn to pick and shovel too and take my hammer
[00:00:36] It'll do anything you tell it to
[00:00:39] John Hery's mammie had about a dozen babies
[00:00:43] John Henry's papie told tale about a dozen times
[00:00:48] The babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money
[00:00:52] He siad i'll pay you quarter at a time sartin tommorow
[00:00:56] Thats the pay for a steel driver on this line
[00:01:00] Then the section foreman said hey hammer swinger
[00:01:04] I see you brought you own hammer boy but what else can all those muscles do
[00:01:08] And he said I can turn a jack i can lay a track i can pick a shovel too
[00:01:16] I can i'll do anything oyu hire me to
[00:01:25] Now aint you something so high and mighty with your muscles
[00:01:29] Just go ahead pick up that hammer pick up the hammer
[00:01:33] He said get a rusty spike and swing it down three times
[00:01:38] I'll pay you a nickel a day for every inch you sink it to
[00:01:41] Go on and do what you say you can do
[00:01:45] With a steep nose hammer on a four foot switch panel
[00:01:49] John Henry raised it back till it touched his heels
[00:01:53] Then the spike went through the cross tie and it split it half in two
[00:01:57] 35 cents a fay for driven steel
[00:02:01] (sewat sweat boy sweat you owe me two more swings)
[00:02:03] I was born for driven steel
[00:02:10] Well John Henry hammered in the mountain
[00:02:14] He'd give a grunt and he'd give groan with every swing
[00:02:18] The women folks for miles around heard him and come down
[00:02:22] To watch him make the cold steel ring lord what a swinger
[00:02:27] Just listen to that cold steel ring
[00:02:32] But the bad boss come up laguhing at John Henry
[00:02:36] Said you full of vinegar now but you bout through
[00:02:40] Were gona get a steam drill to do your share of driven
[00:02:44] Then whats all them muscles gonna do huh John Henry
[00:02:48] Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you
[00:02:51] John Henry said i feed four little brothers
[00:02:55] And baby sisters walking on her knees
[00:03:00] Did the lord say that machines awtta take the place of living
[00:03:06] And whats a subsitute for bread and beans i saint seen it
[00:03:11] Do engines get rewarded for their steam
[00:03:19] John Henry said to his captain
[00:03:22] A man aint nothin but a man
[00:03:26] But if you bring that steam drill round
[00:03:28] I'll beat it fair and honest i'll die with my hammer in my hand
[00:03:33] But i'll be laughing cuz you cant replace a steel driven man
[00:03:38] There was a big crowd of people at the mountain
[00:03:42] John henry said to the steam drill how is you
[00:03:46] Pardon me mister steam drill i suppose you didnt hear me
[00:03:49] I said how you
[00:03:50] Well can you turn a jack
[00:03:52] Can you lay a track
[00:03:54] can you pick and shovel too
[00:03:57] Listen this hammer swingers talkin to you
[00:04:02] Shu shu shu shu shu shu shu shu
[00:04:23] 2000 people hollered go John Henry
[00:04:26] Then somebody hollered the mountains caving in
[00:04:29] John Henry told the captain
[00:04:31] Thell the kind fols not to worry
[00:04:33] That aint nothin but my hammer suckin wind
[00:04:35] Keeps me breathing a steel drivers muscle i intend
[00:04:43] Captain tell the people move back further
[00:04:46] I'm at the finish line and i aint no drill
[00:04:50] Shes so far behind you aint got the brains to quit it
[00:04:53] When she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills
[00:04:55] Lord lordy when she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills
[00:05:03] Well John Henry had a little woman
[00:05:07] I believe the lady's name was polly ann
[00:05:10] Yeah that was his good woman
[00:05:12] John henry threw his hammer over his shoulder and went on home
[00:05:15] And early next morining he said come here polly ann come here sugar
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