The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什)

John Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight

John Henry的爸爸在午夜将他叫醒

He said Fore the sheriff comes

他说州长来了

I wanna tell you listen boy

你听我说孩子

Said Learn to ball a jack

学会用千斤顶

Learn to lay a track

学会铺铁路

Learn to pick

学会挖掘

And shovel too

学会铲除

And take my hammer

拿上我的铁锤

It'll do anything you tell it to

我会做任何你要我做的事

John Henry's mammy had

John Henry的妈妈有

About a dozen babies

大概十二个孩子

John Henry's pappy broke jail

John Henry的爸爸越狱了

About a dozen times

大概十几次

The babies all got sick

孩子们都生病了

And when the doctor wanted money

当医生要收钱时

He said I'll pay you a quarter

他说我每次会付你四分之一

At a time startin' tomorrow

从明天早上开始

That's the pay for a steel driver

那是用当钢铁工人换来的

On this line

在这条路线上

Then the section foreman

那时的领班人

Said Hey hammer swinger

说 把铁锤抡起来

I see you brought your own hammer boy

我看见你带着你自己的铁锤

But what else can all those muscles do

但是还有什么是肌肉力量可以做到的

And he said

然后他说

I can turn a jack

我可以用千斤顶顶起重物

I can lay a track

我可以铺铁轨

I can pick and shovel too

我也可以挖掘

Can you swing a hammer boy

孩子你可以挥动一个铁锤吗

Yes sir I'll do anything you hire me to

是的先生 我会做任何你让我做的事

Now ain't you somethin'

现在派给你一件事

So high and mighty wif your muscles

你的肌肉如此有力

Just go ahead boy and pick up that hammer

只需向前走，拿着你的铁锤

Pick up the hammer

拿着你的铁锤

He said Get a rusty spike

他说看到一个生锈的长钉

And swing it down three times

向下砸了三次

I'll pay you a nickel a day

我一天支付你五美分

For every inch you sink it to

为了你可以彻底把它砸下去

Go on and do what you say you can do

向前进，做所有你认为你可以做的

With a steep nose hammer

用灵敏的铁锤

On a four foot switch handle

一个四英尺的手柄

John Henry raised it back 'til

John Henry提起它，直到

It touched his heels then

它碰到了他的脚踝

The spike went through the cross tie

长钉穿过横木

And it split it half in two

将它分成两半

Thirty-five cents a day for drivin' steel

建造钢铁35分一天

Sweat sweat boy

辛苦工作的男孩

Sweat you owe me two more swings

辛苦的男孩你欠我两次以上的捶打

I was born for driven steel

我为钢铁而生

Well John Henry hammered in the mountain

John Henry在山中用铁锤敲击

He'd give a grunt he'd give a groan

他发出呻吟声，他发出抱怨声

With every swing

在每次挥动中

The women folks for miles around heard him

周围一英里的女人们都听到了他的声音

And come down

并且流传了下来

To watch him make the cold steel ring Lord

为了看他制造的冷兵器，主啊

What a swinger

多么放荡不羁的人

Just listen to that cold steel ring

仅仅听听那个冷兵器发出的声音

But the bad boss come up laughin' at John Henry

但是那个坏老板出来嘲笑John Henry

Said You full of vinegar now

说你现在在谈恋爱

But you about through

但是你一无是处

We gonna get a steam drill to do

我们将会用蒸汽驱动的钻机来做

Your share of drivin'

你的那部分工作

Then what's all them muscles gonna do

他们的臂力能做什么事

Huh John Henry

John Henry

Gonna take a little bit of vinegar

去谈恋爱吧

Out of you

别废话

John Henry said I feed four little brothers

John Henry说 我养活我的兄弟们

And baby sister's walkin' on her knees

照顾小孩的事落到了她的身上

Did the Lord say that

上帝是否说了那样的话

Machines oughtta take the place of livin'

机器可以代替生产力

And what's a substitute for bread and beans

什么取代了面包和豆子

I ain't seen it

我看不到

Do engines get rewarded for their steam

发动机因为有了蒸汽可以工作

John Henry hid in a coal mine

John Henry藏在煤矿里

For his dinner nap

进行他晚饭后的小睡

Had thirty minutes to rest before the bell

在铃声响起前休息了三十分钟

The mine boss hollered Get up

矿山的老板叫喊着起床

Whoever you are and get a pick axe

无论你是谁都得到了一个丁字斧

Give me enough coal to start another hell

给我足够的金钱去开始另外一个放荡不羁的生活

And keep it burnin'

让它燃烧

Mine me enough to start another hell

矿山足够我开始另一个放荡不羁的生活

John Henry said to his captain

John Henry对他的队长说

A man ain't nothin' but a man

一个男人什么都没有但他还是一个男人

But if you'll bring that steam drill round

但是如果你能把那个蒸汽驱动钻机带来放在附近

I'll beat it fair and honest

我会马上走开

I'll die with my hammer in my hand

我死时我的手会握着我的铁锤

But I'll be laughin'

但是我会大笑

'Cuz you can't replace a steel drivin' man

因为你不能取代一个钢铁般的男人

There was a big crowd of people

这里有一大群人

At the mountain

在山上

John Henry said to the steam drill

John Henry对蒸汽驱动钻机说

How is you

你怎么样

Pardon me mister steam drill

原谅我 先生 蒸汽驱动钻机

I suppose you didn't hear me

我想你应该没有听说过我

I said How're you

我说你好吗

Well can you turn a jack can you lay a track

你能够用千斤顶顶起重物，你能够铺铁轨吗

Can you pick and shovel too

你能够挖掘你能够铲除吗

Listen this hammer swinger's talkin' to you

听听这个挥动的铁锤正在对你说的话

Two thousand people hollered Go John Henry

两千个人对John Henry叫喊

Then somebody hollered The mountain's caving in

然后有人喊大山正在坍塌

John Henry told the captain

John Henry对队长说

Tell the kind folks don't worry

告诉人们不要担心

That ain't nothin'

这没什么

But my hammer suckin' wind it

但是我的铁锤正在支撑着它

Keeps me breathin'

让我保持呼吸

A steel driver's muscle I intend

我的钢铁般的肌肉支撑着我

Captain tell the people move back further

队长告诉人们更进一步移动

I'm at the finish line

我现在在终点线

And there ain't no drill

这里没有钻孔

It's so far behind

它是如此落后

But yet ain't got the brains to quit it

但是没有退出的想法

When she blows up

当她爆炸

She'll scatter 'cross the hills Lord lordy

她会在山丘分散开来，主啊

When she blows up

当她爆炸

She'll scatter 'cross the hills

她会在山丘分散开来

Well John Henry had a little woman

John Henry有一个小女人

I believe the lady's name was Polly Ann

我相信那个女人的名字是Polly Ann

Yeah that was his good woman

那是他的好女人

John Henry threw his hammer over his shoulder

John Henry从肩膀上扔下他的铁锤

And went on home

然后回家了

He laid down to rest his weary back

他躺下让他疲倦的身体放松

And early next mornin'

在下一个早晨

He said Come here Polly Ann come here sugar

他说 过来这里Polly Ann，过来这里甜心

Ya know I believe this is the first time

我第一次相信了

I ever watched

我曾经注视着

The sun come up that I couldn't come up

太阳升到我无法到达的地方

Take my hammer Polly Ann

Polly Ann拿着我的铁锤

And go to that railroad

然后去那个铁路

Swing that hammer like you seen me do it

挥动着那个铁锤就像你看到的我做的那样

And when you're swingin' with the lead man

当你和领头人一起工作

They'll all know

他们都会知道

They'll all know you're John Henry's woman

他们都会知道你是John Henry的女人

But but tell them ain't all you can do

但是告诉他们你不是所有都会做

Tell 'em I can hoist a jack

告诉他们我能够吊起千斤重物

And I can lay a track

我可以铺铁轨

I can pick

我可以挖掘

And shovel too ain't no machine can

我也可以做到机器不能做到的铲除

That's been proved to you

那一定会证明你

There was a big crowd of mourners

这里有一大群哀悼者

At the church house

在教堂前

The section hands laid him in the sand

护路工站在沙子上

Trains go by on the rails John Henry laid

火车在John Henry铺的铁轨上前行

They slow down

他们放慢速度

And take off their hats the men do

像绅士一样脱掉帽子

When they come to the place

当他们到达那个地方

Where John Henry's layin'

John Henry躺着的地方

Restin' his back some of 'em

让他们好好休息

Say Mornin' steel driver

说早上好钢铁工人

You sure was a hammer swinger

你确实是一个挥动着铁锤的人

Then they go on by pickin' up

然后他们继续拿着它

A little speed

一点点加速

Clickity clack

Clickity clack

Clickity clack

Clickity clack

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man

那边躺着的钢铁工人

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man

那边躺着的钢铁工人

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man

那边躺着的钢铁工人