John Henry-Various Artists

[ti:John Henry] [ar:Harry Belafonte] [al:Songs of the Past Vol 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Henry - Various Artists (欧美群星) [00:04.65]John henry he could hammer [00:07.97] [00:09.64]He could whistle he could sing [00:13.26] [00:15.63]He went to the mountain early in the mornin' [00:19.62] [00:20.73]Just to hear his hammer ring lord lord [00:23.45]Hear his hammer ring [00:25.63]Just to hear his hammer ring lord lord [00:28.59]Hear his hammer ring [00:30.89]When john henry was a little baby [00:32.89] [00:33.80]Sittin' on his daddy's knee [00:35.58] [00:36.31]He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel [00:38.87]Said hammer be the death of me lord lord [00:41.61]Hammer be the death of me [00:43.87]When john henry's fam'ly needed money [00:45.87] [00:46.78]Said he didn't have but a dime [00:49.17]If you wait 'til the red sun goes down [00:51.93]I'll get it from the man in the mine lord lord [00:54.76]Get it from the man in the mine [00:57.01]I'll get it from the man in the mine lord lord [00:59.87]Get it from the man in the mine [01:03.35] [01:05.61]Well john henry went to the captain [01:07.28] [01:07.90]What happy [01:08.71]Said the captain what can you do [01:11.30] [01:12.85]I can hoist a jack I can lay a track [01:16.16]I can pick and shovel too lord lord [01:19.97]Pick and shovel too [01:22.81]I can pick and shovel too lord lord [01:26.41]Pick and shovel too [01:29.06] [01:30.47]Well the captain said to john henry [01:32.93]Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round [01:35.84]Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job [01:38.70]Gonna whup that steel on down lord lord [01:41.53]Whup that steel on down [01:43.86]But henry said to the captain [01:46.31]Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man [01:48.68] [01:49.29]'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down [01:52.27]I'd die with my hammer in my hand lord lord [01:55.10]Die with my hammer in my hand [01:57.36]Well john henry said to the captain [01:59.94]Look a yonder what I see [02:03.13]Hole done choke drill done broke [02:05.78]And you can't drive steel like me lord lord [02:08.68]Can't drive steel like me [02:10.83]Oh no you can't drive steel like me no no [02:14.01]Can't drive steel like me [02:16.71] [02:18.38]Well john henry drove into the mountain [02:21.47] [02:22.52]His hammer was strikin' fire [02:24.51] [02:25.43]He drove so hard he broke his poor heart [02:30.72] [02:32.37]And he laid down his hammer and he died lord lord [02:38.71] [02:39.35]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:44.11] [02:45.07]Laid down his hammer and he died great god [02:50.22] [02:51.62]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:54.49] [02:58.56]Oh they took john henry to the white house [03:01.14]And they buried him in the sand [03:03.94]Every locomotive come roarin' by [03:06.67]Says there lies a steel drivin' man lord lord [03:09.55]There lies a steel drivin' man [03:11.70]Says there lies a steel drivin' man [03:14.68]There lies a steel drivin' man [03:16.91]Says there lies a steel drivin' man lord lord [03:19.83]There lies a steel drivin' man