John Henry
John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on his momma's knee
Said The Big Bend Tunnel on the C O Road
Is gonna be the death of me
Lord
Be the death of me
When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on his poppa's knee
He took a hammer a little piece of steel
Said Hammer's gonna be the death of me
Lord
Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me
John Henry had a little woman
Her name was Mary Magdalene
Every day she would sing for John Henry
Just to hear his hammer when it swing
Lord
Just to hear his hammer when it swing
And now the captain he says to John Henry
I'm gonna bring that steam drill round
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on the job
I'm gonna whop that steel on down
Lord lord
I'm gonna whop that steel on down
John Henry said to his captain
I know a man ain't nothing but a man
But before i'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'll die with my hammer in my hand
Lord
I'll die with my hammer in my hand
John Henry said to his shaker
Shaker why don't you sing
And now i'm throwing forty pounds
From my hip on down
Listen to the cold steel ring
Lawdy
Lawdy
Listen to the cold steel ring
John Henry said to his captain
Looky yonder what i see
Steam drill broke your hole done choke
You can't drive steel like me
Lord
You can't drive steel like me
John Henry a working on the mountain
Hammer was a striking fire
But he worked so hard it broke his poor heart
He laid down his hammer and he died
Lawdy
He lad down his hammer and he died
Now momma's gonna shoe my pretty little feet
Poppy gonna glove my hand
Sister gonna kiss my red ruby lips
I don't need no man
Lawdy
Lawdy
My steel driving man
Lawdy
Lawdy
My steel driving man
John HenryLRC歌词
[00:09.02]John Henry was a little baby
[00:14.12]Sitting on his momma's knee
[00:17.87]Said The Big Bend Tunnel on the C O Road
[00:21.93]Is gonna be the death of me
[00:24.68]Lord
[00:26.87]Be the death of me
[00:30.13]When John Henry was a little baby
[00:34.88]Sitting on his poppa's knee
[00:38.89]He took a hammer a little piece of steel
[00:42.35]Said Hammer's gonna be the death of me
[00:44.96]Lord
[00:45.43]Lord
[00:46.26]Hammer's gonna be the death of me
[00:50.05]John Henry had a little woman
[00:54.51]Her name was Mary Magdalene
[00:58.37]Every day she would sing for John Henry
[01:01.84]Just to hear his hammer when it swing
[01:04.95]Lord
[01:05.41]Just to hear his hammer when it swing
[01:09.41]And now the captain he says to John Henry
[01:13.33]I'm gonna bring that steam drill round
[01:17.21]I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on the job
[01:20.94]I'm gonna whop that steel on down
[01:23.61]Lord lord
[01:24.44]I'm gonna whop that steel on down
[01:28.18]John Henry said to his captain
[01:32.08]I know a man ain't nothing but a man
[01:35.61]But before i'll let your steam drill beat me down
[01:39.76]I'll die with my hammer in my hand
[01:42.48]Lord
[01:42.99]I'll die with my hammer in my hand
[01:46.60]John Henry said to his shaker
[01:50.66]Shaker why don't you sing
[01:53.81]And now i'm throwing forty pounds
[01:55.90]From my hip on down
[01:57.89]Listen to the cold steel ring
[02:00.26]Lawdy
[02:00.58]Lawdy
[02:01.31]Listen to the cold steel ring
[02:04.55]John Henry said to his captain
[02:08.22]Looky yonder what i see
[02:12.19]Steam drill broke your hole done choke
[02:15.74]You can't drive steel like me
[02:17.95]Lord
[02:19.19]You can't drive steel like me
[02:22.53]John Henry a working on the mountain
[02:26.43]Hammer was a striking fire
[02:29.64]But he worked so hard it broke his poor heart
[02:33.42]He laid down his hammer and he died
[02:36.05]Lawdy
[02:37.05]He lad down his hammer and he died
[02:40.05]Now momma's gonna shoe my pretty little feet
[02:44.04]Poppy gonna glove my hand
[02:47.45]Sister gonna kiss my red ruby lips
[02:50.99]I don't need no man
[02:53.24]Lawdy
[02:53.83]Lawdy
[02:54.90]My steel driving man
[02:57.12]Lawdy
[02:57.80]Lawdy
[02:58.41]My steel driving man
