Testo John Henry - Bob Gibson
Testo della canzone John Henry (Bob Gibson), tratta dall'album You Can Tell the World
When John Henry was a little baby
Sitting on his mammy's knee
Said the Big Bend Tunnel on that C&O road
Mama gonna be the death of me, Lord God
Mama gonna be the death of me
Well, the captain, he came to John Henry
Said, "I'm gonna bring that old steam drill around
Gonna bring that old steam drill out on the job
I'm gonna whop that steel on down, Lord God
Whop that steel on down"
John Henry said to his captain
"Well, a man ain't nothing but a man
And before I let your old steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with this hammer in my hand, Lord God
Die with this hammer in my hand"
John Henry said to his captain
"Why don't you make a little trip down town?
Bring me a thirty pound hammer with a nine foot handle
Beat your steam drill down, Lord God
Beat your steam drill down"
Well, the captain, he came to John Henry
Said, "I'm afraid this old mountain's caving in"
John Henry said to his captain man
Said, "It's only my hammer sucking wind, Lord God
It's only my hammer sucking wind"
John Henry, he drove fifteen feet
And the steam drill only drove nine
But he hammered so hard he broke his poor heart
Laid down his hammer and he died, Lord God
Laid down his hammer and he died
John Henry was hammering on the mountain
'Til his hammer was a-striking fire
And the very last words I heard him say
"Cool drink of water 'fore I die, Lord God
Cool drink of water 'fore I die"
Well, some say he came from Texas
And some say he came from Maine
But I don't give a damn where that poor boy was from
He was a steel driving man, Lord God
John Henry was a steel driving man
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Gibson, Robert L. Camp
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