Testo John Henry - Mike Seeger
Testo della canzone John Henry (Mike Seeger), tratta dall'album Early Southern Guitar Styles
When John Henry was a little baby boy
No bigger than the palm of your hand
Picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
Gonna be a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord
Gonna be a steel-driving man
Well the captain said to John Henry
"Gonna bring that steam drill 'round
Bring that steam drill out on the job
Walk that steel on down", Lord, Lord
"Walk that steel on down"
Oh, John Henry said to the captain
"Lord, a man ain't nothin' but a man
And before I let the steam drill beat me down
Die with the hammer in my hand", Lord, Lord
"Die with the hammer in my hand"
John Henry went out on the mountain
And his hammer was strikin' fire
Very last word I heard him say
"Bring me a cool drink of water 'fore I die
Bring me a cool drink of water 'fore I die"
Oh, the man that invented the steam drill
Lord, he thought he was mighty fine
But John Henry drove his fifteen feet
And the steam drill only made nine
Steam drill only made nine
Oh, they took John Henry to the graveyard
And they laid him in the sand
Every locomotive comes roaring by
Says, "There lies a steel-driving man", Lord, Lord
"There lies a steel-driving man"
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Writer(s): Brownie Mac-ghee, Pd Traditional, Sonny (us Terry
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