John Henry

John Henry - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)

Written by：Traditional

John Henry was a little baby

Sittin' on his papa's knee

And he picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel

Said Hammer's gonna be the death of me Lord Lord

Hammer's gonna be the death of me

Hammer's gonna be the death of me

Hammer's gonna be the death of me

The captain said to John Henry

Gonna bring that steam drill 'round

Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job

Gonna whop that steel on down Down

Down

Whop that steel on down

Whop that steel on down

Whop that steel on down

John Henry told his captain

A man ain't nothin' but a man

But before I let your steam drill beat me

Down

I'd die with a hammer in my hand

I'd die with a hammer in my hand

I'd die with a hammer in my

I'd die with a hammer in my hand

John Henry said to his shaker

Shaker why don't you sing

Cause I'm throwin' thirty pounds from my hips on

Down

Just listen to that cold steel ring

Just listen to that cold steel

Just listen to that cold steel

Just listen to that cold steel ring

Now the captain said to John Henry

I believe that mountain's caving in

John Henry said right back to the captain

Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind

Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind

Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind

Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind

Now the man that invented the steam drill

He thought he was mighty fine

But John Henry strove fifteen feet

And the steam drill only made nine Lord Lord

And the steam drill only made nine

And the steam drill only made

And the steam drill only made

John Henry hammered in the mountains

His hammer was striking fire

But he worked so hard it broke his poor heart

And he laid down his hammerand he died

He laid down his hammerand he died

He laid down his hammerand he died Lord Lord

He laid down his hammerand he died

Now John Henry had a little woman

Her name was Polly Anne

John Henry took sick and had to go to bed

And Polly Anne drove steel like a man Lord Lord

And Polly Anne drove steel like a man

And Polly Anne drove steel like a

And Polly Anne drove steel like a man

So every Monday morning

When the blue birds begin to sing

You can hear John Henry a mile or more

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

You can hear John Henry's hammer

You can hear John Henry's hammer

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

You can hear John Henry's hammer

You can hear John Henry's hammer

You can hear John Henry's hammer

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring