John Henry-Harry Belafonte

[ti:John Henry] [ar:Harry Belafonte] [al:Wonderful Soundtrack] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Henry - Harry Belafonte [00:00.77]Written by：Traditional [00:01.35] [00:06.95]John Henry he could hammer [00:10.27] [00:11.94]He could whistle he could sing [00:15.59] [00:17.98]He went to the mountain early in the mornin' [00:21.38] [00:23.00]Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord [00:25.85]Just to hear his hammer ring [00:27.37] [00:28.04]Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord [00:30.35] [00:30.89]Just to hear his hammer ring [00:32.70] [00:33.35]When John Henry was a little baby [00:35.09] [00:36.05]Sittin' on his daddy's knee [00:38.68]He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel [00:41.26]Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord [00:43.82]Said hammer be the death of me [00:46.32]When John Henry's fam'ly needed money [00:48.15] [00:48.96]Said he didn't have but a dime [00:50.75] [00:51.53]If you wait 'til the red sun goes down [00:54.22]I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord [00:56.91]I'll get it from the man in the mine [00:58.74] [00:59.62]I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord [01:02.10]I'll get it from the man in the mine [01:06.29] [01:07.63]Well John Henry went to the Captain [01:09.17] [01:11.16]Said the captain what can you do [01:13.47] [01:15.02]I can hoist a jack I can lay a track [01:18.36]I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord [01:22.21]I can pick and shovel too [01:24.63] [01:25.13]I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord [01:27.91] [01:28.61]I can pick and shovel too [01:32.61]Well the captain said to John Henry [01:34.48] [01:35.05]Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round [01:37.92]Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job [01:40.84]Gonna whup that steel on down Lord Lord [01:43.57]Whup that steel on down [01:45.45] [01:46.11]Well John Henry said to the captain [01:48.73]Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man [01:50.61] [01:51.34]'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down [01:54.20]I'd die with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord [01:57.00]Die with my hammer in my hand [01:59.00] [01:59.54]Well John Henry said to the captain [02:01.52] [02:02.08]Looka yonder what I see [02:05.24]Hole done choke drill done broke [02:07.85]And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord [02:10.69]Can't drive steel like me [02:11.98] [02:12.74]Oh no you can't drive steel like me no no [02:15.42] [02:15.95]Can't drive steel like me [02:18.98] [02:20.27]Well John Henry drove into the mountain [02:23.31] [02:24.37]His hammer was strikin' fire [02:26.36] [02:27.38]He drove so hard he broke his poor heart [02:32.98] [02:34.26]And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord [02:40.60] [02:41.19]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:46.40] [02:46.92]He laid down his hammer and he died Great God [02:52.17] [02:53.53]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:59.47] [03:00.33]Oh they took John Henry to the White House [03:02.92]And they buried him in the sand [03:05.76]Every locomotive come roarin' by [03:08.53]Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord [03:11.32]There lies a steel drivin' man [03:13.61]There lies a steel drivin' man [03:15.36] [03:16.47]Says there lies a steel drivin' man [03:18.87]Says there lies a steel drivin' man Lord Lord [03:21.18] [03:21.69]There lies a steel drivin' man