The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer-Johnny Cash

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Traditional [00:18.68]John Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight [00:23.02]He said Fore the sheriff comes [00:25.14]I wanna tell you listen boy [00:28.07]Said Learn to ball a jack [00:30.85]Learn to lay a track [00:32.85]Learn to pick [00:34.15]And shovel too [00:35.73]And take my hammer [00:37.27]It'll do anything you tell it to [00:41.63]John Henry's mammy had [00:43.56]About a dozen babies [00:46.49]John Henry's pappy broke jail [00:48.57]About a dozen times [00:51.83]The babies all got sick [00:53.79]And when the doctor wanted money [00:56.71]He said I'll pay you a quarter [00:58.93]At a time startin' tomorrow [01:01.53]That's the pay for a steel driver [01:03.78]On this line [01:06.16]Then the section foreman [01:07.63]Said Hey hammer swinger [01:10.82]I see you brought your own hammer boy [01:12.57]But what else can all those muscles do [01:14.79]And he said [01:15.99]I can turn a jack [01:18.19]I can lay a track [01:19.94]I can pick and shovel too [01:23.06]Can you swing a hammer boy [01:24.62]Yes sir I'll do anything you hire me to [01:35.97]Now ain't you somethin' [01:38.08]So high and mighty wif your muscles [01:41.50]Just go ahead boy and pick up that hammer [01:44.01]Pick up the hammer [01:45.83]He said Get a rusty spike [01:47.83]And swing it down three times [01:50.48]I'll pay you a nickel a day [01:52.21]For every inch you sink it to [01:54.88]Go on and do what you say you can do [01:59.02]With a steep nose hammer [02:00.43]On a four foot switch handle [02:03.30]John Henry raised it back 'til [02:04.90]It touched his heels then [02:07.96]The spike went through the cross tie [02:09.82]And it split it half in two [02:12.50]Thirty-five cents a day for drivin' steel [02:15.24]Sweat sweat boy [02:17.27]Sweat you owe me two more swings [02:19.62]I was born for driven steel [02:28.35]Well John Henry hammered in the mountain [02:32.37]He'd give a grunt he'd give a groan [02:34.31]With every swing [02:36.94]The women folks for miles around heard him [02:40.17]And come down [02:41.51]To watch him make the cold steel ring Lord [02:44.46]What a swinger [02:45.92]Just listen to that cold steel ring [02:53.24]But the bad boss come up laughin' at John Henry [02:57.39]Said You full of vinegar now [02:59.32]But you about through [03:02.15]We gonna get a steam drill to do [03:04.75]Your share of drivin' [03:06.51]Then what's all them muscles gonna do [03:09.37]Huh John Henry [03:10.95]Gonna take a little bit of vinegar [03:12.70]Out of you [03:14.75]John Henry said I feed four little brothers [03:19.13]And baby sister's walkin' on her knees [03:24.00]Did the Lord say that [03:26.27]Machines oughtta take the place of livin' [03:31.27]And what's a substitute for bread and beans [03:35.35]I ain't seen it [03:37.25]Do engines get rewarded for their steam [03:54.65]John Henry hid in a coal mine [03:56.32]For his dinner nap [03:59.06]Had thirty minutes to rest before the bell [04:03.23]The mine boss hollered Get up [04:05.60]Whoever you are and get a pick axe [04:07.84]Give me enough coal to start another hell [04:10.26]And keep it burnin' [04:11.96]Mine me enough to start another hell [04:15.94]John Henry said to his captain [04:20.38]A man ain't nothin' but a man [04:24.28]But if you'll bring that steam drill round [04:26.74]I'll beat it fair and honest [04:28.96]I'll die with my hammer in my hand [04:31.90]But I'll be laughin' [04:33.17]'Cuz you can't replace a steel drivin' man [04:37.44]There was a big crowd of people [04:39.56]At the mountain [04:41.78]John Henry said to the steam drill [04:43.93]How is you [04:46.01]Pardon me mister steam drill [04:47.41]I suppose you didn't hear me [04:48.41]I said How're you [04:51.18]Well can you turn a jack can you lay a track [04:56.60]Can you pick and shovel too [05:00.68]Listen this hammer swinger's talkin' to you [05:27.95]Two thousand people hollered Go John Henry [05:31.95]Then somebody hollered The mountain's caving in [05:36.01]John Henry told the captain [05:38.04]Tell the kind folks don't worry [05:39.99]That ain't nothin' [05:40.47]But my hammer suckin' wind it [05:42.58]Keeps me breathin' [05:44.25]A steel driver's muscle I intend [05:52.63]Captain tell the people move back further [05:56.35]I'm at the finish line [05:57.75]And there ain't no drill [06:00.40]It's so far behind [06:01.78]But yet ain't got the brains to quit it [06:04.61]When she blows up [06:05.55]She'll scatter 'cross the hills Lord lordy [06:08.56]When she blows up [06:09.27]She'll scatter 'cross the hills [06:23.26]Well John Henry had a little woman [06:27.36]I believe the lady's name was Polly Ann [06:31.78]Yeah that was his good woman [06:33.66]John Henry threw his hammer over his shoulder [06:35.76]And went on home [06:37.68]He laid down to rest his weary back [06:39.68]And early next mornin' [06:40.65]He said Come here Polly Ann come here sugar [06:45.03]Ya know I believe this is the first time [06:46.90]I ever watched [06:47.76]The sun come up that I couldn't come up [06:50.61]Take my hammer Polly Ann [06:51.82]And go to that railroad [06:53.53]Swing that hammer like you seen me do it [06:55.94]And when you're swingin' with the lead man [06:57.89]They'll all know [06:59.19]They'll all know you're John Henry's woman [07:01.60]But but tell them ain't all you can do [07:03.35]Tell 'em I can hoist a jack [07:06.64]And I can lay a track [07:08.99]I can pick [07:10.04]And shovel too ain't no machine can [07:14.46]That's been proved to you [07:26.88]There was a big crowd of mourners [07:28.95]At the church house [07:31.64]The section hands laid him in the sand [07:36.13]Trains go by on the rails John Henry laid [07:41.43]They slow down [07:42.88]And take off their hats the men do [07:44.32]When they come to the place [07:45.57]Where John Henry's layin' [07:46.72]Restin' his back some of 'em [07:48.73]Say Mornin' steel driver [07:51.62]You sure was a hammer swinger [07:53.97]Then they go on by pickin' up [07:55.06]A little speed [07:55.59]Clickity clack [07:56.97]Clickity clack [07:57.32]Clickity clack [07:58.65]Clickity clack [07:59.88]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:04.27]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man [08:08.14]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:12.32]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man [08:16.47]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:20.00]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man