「歌曲」woody guthrie - John Henry(1)

John Henry was a little baby, sittin' on his mama's knee
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Said, "This hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
This hammer's gonna be the death of me"

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

John Henry went up on the mountain
And he looked down on the other side
The mountain was so tall and John Henry was so small
He laid down his hammer and he cried, "Lord, Lord"
He laid down his hammer and he cried

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

John Henry had a little woman
Her name was Polly Ann
John Henry took sick and he had to go to bed
Polly Ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly Ann drove steel like a man

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

John Henry said to his captain,
"Captain, you go to town
Bring me back a twelve-pound hammer, please
And I'll beat that steam drill down, Lord, Lord
I'll beat that steam drill down"

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

The captain said to John Henry,
"I believe this mountain's sinkin' in"
John Henry said to his captain, "Oh, my
Ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, Lord, Lord
Nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind"

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

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
Listen to that cold steel ring"

John Henry was a steel-drivin' man, Lord, Lord
John Henry was a steel-drivin' man

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

John Henry was a steel-drivin