John Henry (Live)歌词由Harry Belafonte演唱,出自专辑《Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall 1959 (Live)》,下面是《John Henry (Live)》完整版歌词!
John Henry (Live)歌词完整版
John Henry - Harry Belafonte (哈里·贝拉方特)
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John Henry he could hammer,
约翰·亨利他可以用锤子
He could whistle, he could sing
他会吹口哨他会唱歌
He went to the mountain early in the mornin'
他一大早就上山去了
Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord
只为听到他的铁锤响起上帝啊上帝啊
Just to hear his hammer ring.
只为听到他的锤子响起
Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord
只为听到他的铁锤响起上帝啊上帝啊
Just to hear his hammer ring.
只为听到他的锤子响起
When John Henry was a little baby,
约翰·亨利还是个婴儿的时候
Sittin' on his daddy's knee
坐在他爸爸的膝盖上
He picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel,
他拿起一把锤子,一小块钢铁
Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord
上帝啊上帝啊他说我难逃一死
Said hammer be the death of me
我说致命一击
Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord
上帝啊上帝啊他说我难逃一死
Said hammer be the death of me
我说致命一击
When John Henry's fam'ly needed money,
当约翰·亨利的家人需要钱时
Said he didn't have but a dime
他说他身无分文
If you wait 'til the red sun goes down
如果你等到红日西沉
I'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, Lord
我会从矿上的人那里得到的上帝啊上帝啊
I'll get it from the man in the mine
我会从矿上的人那里得到
I'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, Lord
我会从矿上的人那里得到的上帝啊上帝啊
I'll get it from the man in the mine
我会从矿上的人那里得到
Well John Henry went to the Captain
约翰·亨利去见了船长
Said the captain, what can you do
船长说,你能做什么
I can hoist a jack, I can lay a track
我可以升起千斤顶我可以铺好铁轨
I can pick and shovel too, Lord, Lord
我也会用镐和锹上帝
I can pick and shovel too
我也会挖土
I can pick and shovel too, Lord, Lord
我也会用镐和锹上帝
I can pick and shovel too
我也会挖土
Well John Henry said to the captain,
约翰·亨利对船长说
Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man
男人不过是个凡人
'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down,
在我被你的蒸汽钻击倒之前
I'd die with my hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord Die with my hammer in my hand
我愿手里握着锤子死去上帝啊死亡之神手里拿着锤子
I'd die with my hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord Die with my hammer in my hand
我愿手里握着锤子死去上帝啊死亡之神手里拿着锤子
Well the captain said to John Henry,
船长对约翰·亨利说
Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round
给我拿来一把蒸汽钻
Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
我要带一把蒸汽钻出去干活
Gonna whup that steel on down, Lord, Lord Whup that steel on down
我要拿出武器来上帝拿出武器
Gonna whup that steel on down, Lord, Lord Whup that steel on down
我要拿出武器来上帝拿出武器
Shaker why don't you sing,
震动棒你为何不唱起来
I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down,
我从我的臀部往下甩十二磅
Just listen to the cold steel ring, lord lord Just listen to the cold steel ring,
听听这冰冷的铁环吧,上帝啊听听这寒冷的铁圈吧,
Just listen to the cold steel ring, lord lord Just listen to the cold steel ring,
听听这冰冷的铁环吧,上帝啊听听这寒冷的铁圈吧,
The man that invented the steamdrill,
蒸汽钻的发明者
Thought he was mighty fine,
还以为他无与伦比
John Henry made his fifteen feet,
约翰·亨利走了十五英尺
The steamdrill only made nine, lord lord The steamdrill only made nine,
蒸汽钻只生产了九个,上帝啊蒸汽钻只有九个
The steamdrill only made nine, lord lord The steamdrill only made nine,
蒸汽钻只生产了九个,上帝啊蒸汽钻只有九个
Well the Captain says to John Henry
船长对约翰·亨利说
I believe this mountains cavin' in
我相信这座山会崩塌
John Henry said to the Captain,
约翰·亨利对船长说:
'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, lord lord 'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind,
除了我的锤子什么都没有,上帝啊
'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind, lord lord 'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind,
除了我的锤子什么都没有,上帝啊
Well John Henry said to the captain,
约翰·亨利对船长说
Looka yonder what I see,
看那边我看到了什么
Hole done choke, drill done broke,
井堵了,钻坏了,
And you can't drive steel like me, Lord, Lord
你无法像我一样所向披靡上帝啊
Can't drive steel like me
不能像我一样开着豪车
Oh no, you can't drive steel like me, no no
你不能像我一样开着豪车
Can't drive steel like me
不能像我一样开着豪车
Well John Henry drove into the mountain,
约翰·亨利把车开进了山里
His hammer was strikin' fire
他的锤子发出耀眼的光芒
He drove so hard he broke his poor heart
他拼命开车伤了他可怜的心
And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord And he laid down his hammer and he died,
于是他放下锤子就死了,主啊主啊
And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord And he laid down his hammer and he died,
于是他放下锤子就死了,主啊主啊
Well John Henry had a little woman,
约翰·亨利有个女人
And her name was Polly Ann
她的名字是PollyAnn
She walked down the tract
她走在大街上
There they looked back
他们回首过去
Polly ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord polly ann drove steel like a man,
宝莉·安像个男人一样开着车,上帝啊,宝丽·安驾轻就熟
Polly ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord polly ann drove steel like a man,
宝莉·安像个男人一样开着车,上帝啊,宝丽·安驾轻就熟
Oh they took John Henry to the White House
他们把约翰·亨利带到了白宫
And they buried him in the sand
他们把他埋在沙子里
Every locomotive come roarin' by
每一辆火车呼啸而过
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord there lies a steel drivin' man,
上帝啊上帝啊那里躺着一个钢铁般的人
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord there lies a steel drivin' man,
上帝啊上帝啊那里躺着一个钢铁般的人
Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord there lies a steel drivin' man,
上帝啊上帝啊那里躺着一个钢铁般的人