Songtext John henry Harry Belafonte

John henry

John Henry he could hammer,
He could whistle, he could sing
He went to the mountain early in the mornin'Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, LordJust to hear his hammer ring.
Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, LordJust to hear his hammer ring. When John Henry was a little baby,Sittin' on his daddy's knee
He picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel,
Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, LordSaid hammer be the death of me
Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, LordSaid hammer be the death of me When John Henry's fam'ly needed money,
Said he didn't have but a dime
If you wait 'til the red sun goes downI'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, LordI'll get it from the man in the mineI'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, LordI'll get it from the man in the mine Well John Henry went to the CaptainSaid the captain, what can you do
I can hoist a jack, I can lay a track
I can pick and shovel too, Lord, LordI can pick and shovel too
I can pick and shovel too, Lord, LordI can pick and shovel too Well the captain said to John Henry,Gonna bring me a steam drill 'roundGonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
Gonna whup that steel on down, Lord, LordWhup that steel on down Well John Henry said to the captain,
Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down,I'd die with my hammer in my hand, Lord, LordDie with my hammer in my hand Well John Henry said to the captain,
Looka yonder what I see,
Hole done choke, drill done broke,
And you can't drive steel like me, Lord, LordCan't drive steel like me
Oh no, you can't drive steel like me, no noCan't drive steel like me Well John Henry drove into the mountain,
His hammer was strikin' fire
He drove so hard he broke his poor heart
And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, LordLaid down his hammer and he died
He laid down his hammer and he died, Great GodLaid down his hammer and he died Oh they took John Henry to the White HouseAnd they buried him in the sand
Every locomotive come roarin' by
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, LordThere lies a steel drivin' man
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, LordThere lies a steel drivin' man Shaker why don't you sing,I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down,
Just listen to the cold steel ring,
Just listen to the cold steel ring Well the Captain says to John HenryI believe this mountains cavin' in
John Henry said to the Captain,'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind,'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind The man that invented the steamdrill,
Thought he was mighty fine,
John Henry made his fifteen feet,
The steamdrill only made nine,
The steamdrill only made nine Well John Henry had a little woman,
And her name was Polly Ann...