The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer (Live)-Johnny Cash

[ti:The Legend Of John Henry's Ham] [ar:Johnny Cash] [al:At San Quentin & At Folsom Pri] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer (Live) - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什) [00:19.81]John Henry's Papy woke him up one midnight [00:22.75] [00:23.37]He said before the serrif comes i wanna tell you listen boy [00:27.93] [00:28.55]Said learn to ball a jack learn to lay a track [00:32.18]Learn to pick and shovel too and take my hammer [00:36.35]It'll do anything you tell it to [00:38.95] [00:39.89]John Hery's mammie had about a dozen babies [00:42.70] [00:43.89]John Henry's papie told tale about a dozen times [00:46.95] [00:48.08]The babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money [00:52.28]He siad i'll pay you quarter at a time sartin tommorow [00:56.28]Thats the pay for a steel driver on this line [00:58.97] [01:00.22]Then the section foreman said hey hammer swinger [01:03.23] [01:04.35]I see you brought you own hammer boy but what else can all those muscles do [01:08.30]And he said I can turn a jack i can lay a track i can pick a shovel too [01:15.45] [01:16.13]I can i'll do anything oyu hire me to [01:19.97] [01:25.54]Now aint you something so high and mighty with your muscles [01:29.72]Just go ahead pick up that hammer pick up the hammer [01:33.61]He said get a rusty spike and swing it down three times [01:36.91] [01:38.29]I'll pay you a nickel a day for every inch you sink it to [01:41.42] [01:41.92]Go on and do what you say you can do [01:44.42] [01:45.67]With a steep nose hammer on a four foot switch panel [01:48.54] [01:49.67]John Henry raised it back till it touched his heels [01:52.85] [01:53.79]Then the spike went through the cross tie and it split it half in two [01:57.85]35 cents a fay for driven steel [02:00.49] [02:01.11](sewat sweat boy sweat you owe me two more swings) [02:03.74]I was born for driven steel [02:05.61] [02:10.49]Well John Henry hammered in the mountain [02:13.31] [02:14.25]He'd give a grunt and he'd give groan with every swing [02:17.25] [02:18.19]The women folks for miles around heard him and come down [02:22.41]To watch him make the cold steel ring lord what a swinger [02:26.08] [02:27.08]Just listen to that cold steel ring [02:29.08] [02:32.25]But the bad boss come up laguhing at John Henry [02:35.13] [02:36.00]Said you full of vinegar now but you bout through [02:38.94] [02:40.25]Were gona get a steam drill to do your share of driven [02:44.21]Then whats all them muscles gonna do huh John Henry [02:48.21]Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you [02:50.96] [02:51.96]John Henry said i feed four little brothers [02:54.71] [02:55.90]And baby sisters walking on her knees [02:59.09] [03:00.40]Did the lord say that machines awtta take the place of living [03:05.08] [03:06.15]And whats a subsitute for bread and beans i saint seen it [03:11.33] [03:11.98]Do engines get rewarded for their steam [03:15.53] [03:19.22]John Henry said to his captain [03:21.72] [03:22.78]A man aint nothin but a man [03:25.47] [03:26.60]But if you bring that steam drill round [03:28.91]I'll beat it fair and honest i'll die with my hammer in my hand [03:33.79]But i'll be laughing cuz you cant replace a steel driven man [03:37.42] [03:38.42]There was a big crowd of people at the mountain [03:41.48] [03:42.48]John henry said to the steam drill how is you [03:46.04]Pardon me mister steam drill i suppose you didnt hear me [03:49.30]I said how you [03:50.67]Well can you turn a jack [03:52.42]Can you lay a track [03:54.30] can you pick and shovel too [03:56.97] [03:57.85]Listen this hammer swingers talkin to you [04:00.79] [04:02.04]Shu shu shu shu shu shu shu shu [04:11.66] [04:23.03]2000 people hollered go John Henry [04:25.34] [04:26.28]Then somebody hollered the mountains caving in [04:28.71] [04:29.59]John Henry told the captain [04:31.33]Thell the kind fols not to worry [04:33.08]That aint nothin but my hammer suckin wind [04:35.39]Keeps me breathing a steel drivers muscle i intend [04:38.70] [04:43.57]Captain tell the people move back further [04:45.93] [04:46.69]I'm at the finish line and i aint no drill [04:48.99] [04:50.00]Shes so far behind you aint got the brains to quit it [04:53.50]When she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills [04:55.78]Lord lordy when she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills [04:59.28] [05:03.40]Well John Henry had a little woman [05:06.09] [05:07.15]I believe the lady's name was polly ann [05:10.80]Yeah that was his good woman [05:12.19]John henry threw his hammer over his shoulder and went on home [05:15.43]And early next morining he said come here polly ann come here sugar [05:19.12]Ya know i believe this is the first time i ever watched the sun come up [05:24.97]That i couldnt come up [05:26.35] [05:29.66]Take my hammer polly ann and go to that rail road [05:33.43]And when your swinging with the lead men [05:34.44]But tell them thats not all i can do [05:36.06] [05:36.75]Tell em i can hoist a jack and i can lay a track i can pick and shovel too [05:42.90] [05:43.46]Aint no machine can thats been proved to you [05:47.12] [05:49.24]There was a big crowd of moarners at the church house [05:52.62] [05:53.74]The section hands laid him in the sand [05:56.49] [05:57.56]Trains go by on the rails john henry laid [06:01.25] [06:02.13]They slow down and take off their hats the men do [06:04.63]When they come to the palce John Henrys laid rests on his back [06:07.38]Some say mornin steel driver you sure were a hammer swinger [06:10.82]Then they go along pickin up speed clikty clak clikty clak [06:14.28] [06:15.21]Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord down there lies a steel driven man [06:21.17] [06:23.92]Down there lies a steel driven man oh lord down there lies a steel driven man [06:29.89] [06:31.02]Down there lies [06:32.02] [06:39.58]