《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 (Legacy Edition)

歌手： Johnny Cash

时长： 06:52

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John Henry's Papy woke him up one midnight [00:00:20]

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, [00:00:40]

John Henry's papie told tale about a dozen times [00:00:44]

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 [00:01:18]

Now ain't you something so high and mighty with your muscles, [00:01:26]

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, [00:01:34]

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 [00:01:42]

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, [00:01:52]

35 cents a fay for driven steel, [00:01:58]

(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, [00:02:26]

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 ain't 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 can't 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, [00:03:45]

I said how you, [00:03:48]

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 [00:04:01]

2000 people hollered go John Henry, [00:04:22]

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 ain't nothin but my hammer suckin wind [00:04:32]

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 ain't no drill, [00:04:46]

She's so far behind you ain't got the brains to quit it, [00:04:49]

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, [00:05:02]

I believe the lady's name was polly ann, [00:05:06]

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

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

He layed down to rest his weary back [00:05:15]

And early next morining he said come here polly ann come here sugar [00:05:17]

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

That i couldn't come up [00:05:24]

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

Swing that hammer like you seen me do it, and when your swinging with the lead men, [00:05:32]

They'l all know they'll all know your John Henry's woman, [00:05:36]

But tell them thats not all i can do, [00:05:38]

Tell em i can hoist a jack, and i can lay a track, i can pick and shovel too, [00:05:40]

Ain't no machine can, thats been proved to you [00:05:42]

There was a big crowd of moarners at the church house, [00:05:48]

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, [00:06:01]

When they come to the palce John Henrys laid, rests on his back, [00:06:03]

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

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 [00:06:14]

Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord, down there lies a steel driven man [00:06:23]

Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord, down there lies a steel driven man [00:06:30]