John Henry-Lead Belly

[ti:John Henry] [ar:Leadbelly] [al:Leadbelly Vol.5 1939-1947] [offset:0] [00:00.36]John Henry - Lead Belly (利德·贝利) [00:56.05]John Henry was a new-born baby, [00:59.49] [01:00.05]Sittin' down on his mama's knee [01:03.29] [01:04.10]Say, "That Big Bend Tunnel on that C & O Road, [01:08.35]It's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord [01:12.03]It's gonna be the death of me. [01:14.84] [01:15.84]It's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord [01:19.39]It's gonna be the death of me." [01:22.51] [01:23.20]John Henry had two women, [01:27.13]One was named Mary Magdalene [01:30.04] [01:31.41]He would go out on the job and she would sing, [01:35.12]"Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord, [01:38.44]Hear John Henry's hammer ring. [01:41.18] [01:42.37]Hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord, [01:45.99]Hear John Henry's hammer ring." [01:48.80] [01:49.42]John Henry had another little woman, [01:51.79] [01:53.10]Her name was sweet Polly Ann [01:56.16] [01:56.85]John Henry taken sick, boy, [01:58.78]And he had to go to bed [02:01.00]Polly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord, Lord [02:04.25]Polly Ann drove steel like a man [02:07.12] [02:08.12]Polly Ann drove steel just like a man, Lord Lord [02:11.24]Polly Ann drove steel like a man [02:13.63] [02:19.55]"Baby, who's gonna shoe your little feet, [02:21.81] [02:23.06]Tell me, who's gonna glove your hand? [02:25.93] [02:26.73]Tell me, who's gonna kiss your sweet lips now [02:30.35]Tell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord [02:33.98]Tell me, who's gonna be your man. [02:36.72] [02:37.72]Tell me, who's gonna be your man, Lord, Lord [02:40.96]Tell me, who's gonna be your man?" [02:42.68] [02:43.87]She told him, [02:44.52] [02:45.52]"My papa's gonna shoe my little feet, [02:48.51]My mama's gonna glove my hand [02:51.82] [02:52.51]My sister's gonna kiss my sweet little lips, now [02:56.49]You know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord [02:59.74]You know I don't need no man. [03:02.61] [03:03.48]You know I don't need no man, Lord, Lord [03:06.87]You know I don't need no man." [03:08.81] [03:09.44]Tell him now [03:09.95] [03:34.91]Then they taken John Henry to the White House [03:38.34]They buried him in the sand [03:40.60] [03:42.04]And every locomotive come a-rollin' by, sayin', [03:45.84]"There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord [03:49.46]There lies that steel-drivin' man. [03:52.71]There lies that steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord [03:55.71]There lies that steel-drivin' man."