John Henry - Odetta

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John Henry was a little baby

约翰·亨利还是个小婴儿

Sitting on his momma's knee

坐在他妈妈的膝上

Said The Big Bend Tunnel on the C O Road

我说CO路上的大弯隧道

Is gonna be the death of me

会让我生不如死

Lord Lord

上帝啊

Be the death of me

让我生不如死

When John Henry was a little baby

约翰·亨利还小的时候

Sitting on his poppa's knee

坐在他爸爸的膝上

He took a hammer a little piece of steel

他拿起一把锤子一小块钢铁

Said Hammer's gonna be the death of me

说Hammer会让我生不如死

Lord

主

Lord

主

Hammer's gonna be the death of me

铁锤会让我生不如死

John Henry had a little woman

约翰·亨利有个女人

Her name was Mary Magdalene

她的名字是玛丽·抹大拉

Every day she would sing for John Henry

每天她都会为约翰·亨利歌唱

Just to hear his hammer when it swing

只想听听他的锤子摆动的声音

Lord Lord

上帝啊

Just to hear his hammer when it swing

只想听听他的锤子摆动的声音

And now the captain he says to John Henry

现在船长对约翰·亨利说

I'm gonna bring that steam drill round

我要把蒸汽钻拿来

I'm gonna bring that steam

我会带着武器

Drill out on the job

埋头苦干

I'm gonna whop that steel on down

我要掏出枪来

Lord Lord

上帝啊

Steel on down

钢铁般的意志

John Henry said to his captain

约翰·亨利对他的船长说

I know a man ain't nothing but a man

我知道男人不过是个凡人

But before i'll let your steam

但在我让你愤怒之前

Drill beat me down

电钻把我击倒

I'll die with my hammer in my hand

我会手里拿着锤子死去

Lord Lord

上帝啊

I'll die with my hammer in my hand

我会手里拿着锤子死去

John Henry said to his shaker

约翰·亨利对着震动棒说

Shaker why don't you sing

震动棒你为何不歌唱

And now i'm throwing forty pounds

如今我挥金如土

From my hip on down

从头到脚

Listen to the cold steel ring

听着冰冷的铁环

Lawdy

劳迪

Lawdy

劳迪

Listen to the cold steel ring

听着冰冷的铁环

John Henry said to his captain

约翰·亨利对他的船长说

Looky yonder what i see

看那边我看到了什么

Steam drill broke your hole done choke

蒸汽钻打碎你的洞让你窒息

You can't drive steel like me

你无法像我一样所向披靡

Lord

主

You can't drive steel like me

你无法像我一样所向披靡

John Henry a working on the mountain

约翰·亨利在山上劳作

Hammer was a striking fire

铁锤是耀眼的火光

But he worked so hard it

但他很努力

Broke his poor heart

伤透了他可怜的心

He laid down his hammer and he died

他放下锤子就死了

Lawdy

劳迪

He lad down his hammer and he died

他放下锤子就死了

Now momma's gonna shoe

现在妈妈要教训我

My pretty little feet

我漂亮的小脚

Poppy gonna glove my hand

Poppie会给我戴上手套

Sister gonna kiss my red ruby lips

姐姐会亲吻我红宝石般的嘴唇

I don't need no man

我不需要男人

Lawdy

劳迪

Lawdy

劳迪

Not after my steel driving man

我开着豪车一路狂飙

Lawdy

劳迪

Lawdy

劳迪

Not after my steel driving man

我开着豪车一路狂飙