Lyrics and translation Ronnie Hawkins - John Henry
John
Henry,
he
could
hammer
John
Henry,
il
pouvait
marteler
He
could
whistle
or
he
could
sing
Il
pouvait
siffler
ou
il
pouvait
chanter
Oh,
well,
he
went
to
the
mountains
early
in
the
mornin'
Oh,
eh
bien,
il
est
allé
aux
montagnes
tôt
le
matin
Just
to
hear
his
hammer
ring,
Lord,
Lord
Juste
pour
entendre
son
marteau
sonner,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
Hear
his
hammer
ring
(Lord,
Lord)
Entends
son
marteau
sonner
(Seigneur,
Seigneur)
John
Henry
was
a
little
baby
(baby)
John
Henry
était
un
petit
bébé
(bébé)
Sitting
on
the
his
daddy's
knee
(on
his
knee)
Assis
sur
les
genoux
de
son
papa
(sur
ses
genoux)
Picked
up
a
hammer,
a
little
piece
of
steel
Il
a
pris
un
marteau,
un
petit
morceau
d'acier
He
said,
"Hammer
gonna
be
the
death
of
me,
Lord,
Lord
Il
a
dit,
"Le
marteau
va
être
ma
mort,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
Hammer
gonna
be
the
death
of
me"
(Lord,
Lord)
Le
marteau
va
être
ma
mort"
(Seigneur,
Seigneur)
Hear
the
Captain
said
to
John
Henry
Écoute,
le
capitaine
a
dit
à
John
Henry
"Looky
yonder
what
I
see
"Regarde
là-bas
ce
que
je
vois
Your
hole
done
choke,
the
drill
done
broke
Ton
trou
est
bouché,
la
perceuse
est
cassée
And
you
can't
drive
steel
like
me,
Lord,
Lord
Et
tu
ne
peux
pas
enfoncer
l'acier
comme
moi,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
You
can't
drive
steel
like
me"
(Lord,
Lord)
Tu
ne
peux
pas
enfoncer
l'acier
comme
moi"
(Seigneur,
Seigneur)
Hear
the
Captain
said
to
John
Henry
Écoute,
le
capitaine
a
dit
à
John
Henry
I'm
gonna
bring
me
steam
drill
around
Je
vais
amener
ma
perceuse
à
vapeur
I'm
gonna
bring
me
sterm
drill
out
on
the
job
Je
vais
amener
ma
perceuse
à
vapeur
sur
le
chantier
I'm
gonna
whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Je
vais
faire
enfoncer
l'acier,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down
(Lord,
Lord)
Faire
enfoncer
l'acier
(Seigneur,
Seigneur)
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Faire
enfoncer
l'acier,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down
(Lord,
Lord)
Faire
enfoncer
l'acier
(Seigneur,
Seigneur)
Whup
that
steel
goin'
down,
Lord,
Lord
Faire
enfoncer
l'acier,
Seigneur,
Seigneur
Whup
that-
Faire
enfoncer
l'acier-
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1
Mister and Mississippi
2 Brave Man (from the Paramount Film 'Red Garters')
3 Summertime
4 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
5 I Gave My Love a Cherry
6 A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
7 Virginia Bride
8 John Henry
9 Fare Thee Well
10 One Out of a Hundred
11 The Death of Floyd Collins
12 Love from Afar
2 Brave Man (from the Paramount Film 'Red Garters')
3 Summertime
4 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
5 I Gave My Love a Cherry
6 A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
7 Virginia Bride
8 John Henry
9 Fare Thee Well
10 One Out of a Hundred
11 The Death of Floyd Collins
12 Love from Afar
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