The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer-Johnny Cash

[00:00.00] 作词 : Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash [00:01.00] 作曲 : Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash [00:18.48]John Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight [00:22.82]He said Fore the sheriff comes [00:24.94]I wanna tell you listen boy [00:27.87]Said Learn to ball a jack [00:30.65]Learn to lay a track [00:32.65]Learn to pick [00:33.95]And shovel too [00:35.53]And take my hammer [00:37.07]It'll do anything you tell it to [00:41.43]John Henry's mammy had [00:43.36]About a dozen babies [00:46.29]John Henry's pappy broke jail [00:48.37]About a dozen times [00:51.63]The babies all got sick [00:53.59]And when the doctor wanted money [00:56.51]He said I'll pay you a quarter [00:58.73]At a time startin' tomorrow [01:01.33]That's the pay for a steel driver [01:03.58]On this line [01:05.96]Then the section foreman [01:07.43]Said Hey hammer swinger [01:10.62]I see you brought your own hammer boy [01:12.37]But what else can all those muscles do [01:14.59]And he said [01:15.79]I can turn a jack [01:17.99]I can lay a track [01:19.74]I can pick and shovel too [01:22.86]Can you swing a hammer boy [01:24.42]Yes sir I'll do anything you hire me to [01:35.77]Now ain't you somethin' [01:37.88]So high and mighty wif your muscles [01:41.30]Just go ahead boy and pick up that hammer [01:43.81]Pick up the hammer [01:45.63]He said Get a rusty spike [01:47.63]And swing it down three times [01:50.28]I'll pay you a nickel a day [01:52.01]For every inch you sink it to [01:54.68]Go on and do what you say you can do [01:58.82]With a steep nose hammer [02:00.23]On a four foot switch handle [02:03.10]John Henry raised it back 'til [02:04.70]It touched his heels then [02:07.76]The spike went through the cross tie [02:09.62]And it split it half in two [02:12.30]Thirty-five cents a day for drivin' steel [02:15.04]Sweat sweat boy [02:17.07]Sweat you owe me two more swings [02:19.42]I was born for driven steel [02:28.15]Well John Henry hammered in the mountain [02:32.17]He'd give a grunt he'd give a groan [02:34.11]With every swing [02:36.74]The women folks for miles around heard him [02:39.97]And come down [02:41.31]To watch him make the cold steel ring Lord [02:44.26]What a swinger [02:45.72]Just listen to that cold steel ring [02:53.04]But the bad boss come up laughin' at John Henry [02:57.19]Said You full of vinegar now [02:59.12]But you about through [03:01.95]We gonna get a steam drill to do [03:04.55]Your share of drivin' [03:06.31]Then what's all them muscles gonna do [03:09.17]Huh John Henry [03:10.75]Gonna take a little bit of vinegar [03:12.50]Out of you [03:14.55]John Henry said I feed four little brothers [03:18.93]And baby sister's walkin' on her knees [03:23.80]Did the Lord say that [03:26.07]Machines oughtta take the place of livin' [03:31.07]And what's a substitute for bread and beans [03:35.15]I ain't seen it [03:37.05]Do engines get rewarded for their steam [03:54.45]John Henry hid in a coal mine [03:56.12]For his dinner nap [03:58.86]Had thirty minutes to rest before the bell [04:03.03]The mine boss hollered Get up [04:05.40]Whoever you are and get a pick axe [04:07.64]Give me enough coal to start another hell [04:10.06]And keep it burnin' [04:11.76]Mine me enough to start another hell [04:15.74]John Henry said to his captain [04:20.18]A man ain't nothin' but a man [04:24.08]But if you'll bring that steam drill round [04:26.54]I'll beat it fair and honest [04:28.76]I'll die with my hammer in my hand [04:31.70]But I'll be laughin' [04:32.97]'Cuz you can't replace a steel drivin' man [04:37.24]There was a big crowd of people [04:39.36]At the mountain [04:41.58]John Henry said to the steam drill [04:43.73]How is you [04:45.81]Pardon me mister steam drill [04:47.21]I suppose you didn't hear me [04:48.21]I said How're you [04:50.98]Well can you turn a jack can you lay a track [04:56.40]Can you pick and shovel too [05:00.48]Listen this hammer swinger's talkin' to you [05:27.75]Two thousand people hollered Go John Henry [05:31.75]Then somebody hollered The mountain's caving in [05:35.81]John Henry told the captain [05:37.84]Tell the kind folks don't worry [05:39.79]That ain't nothin' [05:40.27]But my hammer suckin' wind it [05:42.38]Keeps me breathin' [05:44.05]A steel driver's muscle I intend [05:52.43]Captain tell the people move back further [05:56.15]I'm at the finish line [05:57.55]And there ain't no drill [06:00.20]It's so far behind [06:01.58]But yet ain't got the brains to quit it [06:04.41]When she blows up [06:05.35]She'll scatter 'cross the hills Lord lordy [06:08.36]When she blows up [06:09.07]She'll scatter 'cross the hills [06:23.06]Well John Henry had a little woman [06:27.16]I believe the lady's name was Polly Ann [06:31.58]Yeah that was his good woman [06:33.46]John Henry threw his hammer over his shoulder [06:35.56]And went on home [06:37.48]He laid down to rest his weary back [06:39.48]And early next mornin' [06:40.45]He said Come here Polly Ann come here sugar [06:44.83]Ya know I believe this is the first time [06:46.70]I ever watched [06:47.56]The sun come up that I couldn't come up [06:50.41]Take my hammer Polly Ann [06:51.62]And go to that railroad [06:53.33]Swing that hammer like you seen me do it [06:55.74]And when you're swingin' with the lead man [06:57.69]They'll all know [06:58.99]They'll all know you're John Henry's woman [07:01.40]But but tell them ain't all you can do [07:03.15]Tell 'em I can hoist a jack [07:06.44]And I can lay a track [07:08.79]I can pick [07:09.84]And shovel too ain't no machine can [07:14.26]That's been proved to you [07:26.68]There was a big crowd of mourners [07:28.75]At the church house [07:31.44]The section hands laid him in the sand [07:35.93]Trains go by on the rails John Henry laid [07:41.23]They slow down [07:42.68]And take off their hats the men do [07:44.12]When they come to the place [07:45.37]Where John Henry's layin' [07:46.52]Restin' his back some of 'em [07:48.53]Say Mornin' steel driver [07:51.42]You sure was a hammer swinger [07:53.77]Then they go on by pickin' up [07:54.86]A little speed [07:55.39]Clickity clack [07:56.77]Clickity clack [07:57.12]Clickity clack [07:58.45]Clickity clack [07:59.68]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:04.07]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man [08:07.94]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:12.12]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man [08:16.27]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord [08:19.80]Yonder lies a steel drivin' man