John Henry-Harry Belafonte

[ti:John Henry] [ar:Harry Belafonte] [al:Favourite Folk Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Henry (约翰·亨利) - Harry Belafonte [00:04.49]John Henry he could hammer [00:07.25] [00:09.42]He could whistle he could sing [00:12.18] [00:15.38]He went to the mountain early in the morning [00:18.24] [00:20.53]Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord [00:23.29]Hear hear his hammer ring [00:24.65] [00:25.35]Just to hear his hammer ring Lord Lord [00:28.47]Hear hear his hammer ring [00:29.95] [00:30.81]When John Henry was a little baby [00:32.88] [00:33.71]Sitting on his daddy's knee [00:35.07] [00:36.13]He picked up a hammer a little piece of steel [00:38.59]Said hammer be the death of me Lord Lord [00:41.46]Said hammer be the death of me [00:42.95] [00:43.81]When John Henry's fam'ly needed money [00:45.44] [00:46.64]Said he didn't have but a dime [00:48.30] [00:49.01]If you wait till the red sun goes down [00:51.86]I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord [00:54.59]Get it from the man in the mine [00:56.80]I'll get it from the man in the mine Lord Lord [00:59.81]Get it from the man in the mine [01:01.64] [01:05.43]Well John Henry went to the Captain [01:06.89] [01:07.88]What happened [01:08.70]Said the captain what can you do [01:10.97] [01:12.80]I can hoist a jack I can lay a track [01:16.12]I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord [01:19.07] [01:19.90]Pick and shovel too [01:21.71] [01:22.82]I can pick and shovel too Lord Lord [01:25.69] [01:26.42]Pick and shovel too [01:28.06] [01:30.37]Well the captain said to John Henry [01:31.90] [01:32.93]I wanna bring me a steam drill around [01:34.86] [01:35.85]Wannna bring me a steam drill out on the job [01:38.71]Wannna whup that steel on down Lord Lord [01:41.13] [01:41.65]What that steel on down [01:42.96] [01:43.94]But John Henry said to the captain [01:45.55] [01:46.22]Oh a man ain't nothing but a man [01:48.50] [01:49.27]For I'd let your steam drill beat me down [01:51.67] [01:52.25]I'd die with my hammer in my hand Lord Lord [01:55.02]Die with my hammer in my hand [01:56.61] [01:57.39]Well John Henry said to the captain [01:59.18] [02:00.03]Looka yonder what I see [02:01.76] [02:03.06]Hole done choke drill done broke [02:05.94]And you can't drive steel like me Lord Lord [02:08.64]Can't drive steel like me [02:10.13] [02:10.95]Oh you can't drive steel like me no no [02:14.04]Can't drive steel like me [02:15.62] [02:18.45]Well John Henry drove into the mountain [02:20.97] [02:22.64]His hammer was striking fire [02:24.26] [02:25.60]He drove so hard he broke his poor heart [02:30.18] [02:32.53]And he laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord [02:38.14] [02:39.44]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:42.73] [02:45.25]Laid down his hammer and he died Great God [02:49.72] [02:51.78]Laid down his hammer and he died [02:54.06] [02:58.74]Oh they took John Henry to the White House [03:01.33]And they buried him in the sand [03:02.92] [03:04.00]Every locomotive come roaring by [03:06.60]Says there lies a steel driving man Lord Lord [03:09.76]There lies a steel driving man [03:11.19] [03:11.86]Says there lies a steel driving man [03:13.66] [03:14.90]There lies a steel driving man [03:16.35] [03:17.03]Says there lies a steel driving man Lord Lord [03:20.16]There lies a steel driving man