「歌曲」woody guthrie - John Henry_20260323_094952

John Henry was a little baby, sittin' on his papa's knee
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"

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, Lord, Lord
Gonna 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'll die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
I'll die with a hammer in my hand"

John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down
Just listen to that cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Just listen to that cold steel ring"

Oh, the captain said to John Henry
"I believe that mountain's cavin' in"
John Henry said right back to the captain
"Ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, Lord, Lord
Ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind"

John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, you'd better pray
For if I miss this little piece of steel
Tomorrow'll be your buryin' day, Lord, Lord
Tomorrow'll be your buryin' day"

John Henry told his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you fall?
'Cause my hammer's feelin' awful heavy in my hand
And the band's beginnin' to crawl, Lord, Lord
And the band's beginnin' to crawl"

The man that invented the steam drill
He thought he was mighty fine
But John Henry drove fifteen feet
The steam drill only made nine, Lord, Lord
The steam drill only made nine

John Henry hammered in the mountains
His hammer was strikin' fire
But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart
And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord
He laid down his hammer and he died

They took John Henry to the graveyard
And they buried him in the sand
And every locomotive come roarin' by
Says, "There lies a steel-drivin