Uncle Dave Macon - Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man) - translation of the lyrics into German
Uncle Dave Macon Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)

Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)

Uncle Dave Macon




Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)
Der Tod von John Henry (Stahltreiber)
People out West heard of John Henry's death
Die Leute im Westen hörten von John Henrys Tod
Couldn't hardly stay in bed
Konnten kaum im Bett bleiben
Monday morning on the East-bound train
Montagmorgen im Zug nach Osten
Goin' where John Henry sits dead, oh Lord
Fuhren dorthin, wo John Henry tot liegt, oh Herr
Goin' where John Henry sits dead
Fuhren dorthin, wo John Henry tot liegt
Carried John Henry to the graveyard
Sie trugen John Henry zum Friedhof
They looked at him good and long
Sie sahen ihn gut und lange an
Very last words his wife said to him
Die allerletzten Worte, die seine Frau zu ihm sagte
"My husband he is dead and gone, oh Lord
"Mein Mann, er ist tot und fort, oh Herr
My husband he is dead and gone"
Mein Mann, er ist tot und fort"
John Henry's wife wore a brand new dress
John Henrys Frau trug ein nagelneues Kleid
It was all trimmed in blue
Es war ganz in Blau gefasst
Very last words he said to her
Die allerletzten Worte, die er zu ihr sagte
"Honey, I've been good to you, good Lord
"Liebling, ich war gut zu dir, guter Herr
Honey, I've been good to you"
Liebling, ich war gut zu dir"
You talk about John Henry as much as you please
Ihr könnt über John Henry reden, so viel ihr wollt
Say and do all you can
Sagen und tun, was immer ihr könnt
There never was born in this United States
Es wurde niemals in diesen Vereinigten Staaten geboren
Another such a steel-driving man, good Lord
Ein anderer solcher Stahltreiber, guter Herr
Another such a steel-driving man
Ein anderer solcher Stahltreiber
John Henry hammered in the mountain
John Henry hämmerte im Berg
'Til his hammer caught on fire
Bis sein Hammer Feuer fing
Very last words I heard him say
Die allerletzten Worte, die ich ihn sagen hörte
"Cool drink of water 'fore I die, oh Lord
"Einen kühlen Schluck Wasser, bevor ich sterbe, oh Herr
Cool drink of water 'fore I die"
"Einen kühlen Schluck Wasser, bevor ich sterbe"




Writer(s): Traditional
Uncle Dave Macon - Rough Guide To Jimmie Rodgers
Album
Rough Guide To Jimmie Rodgers
date of release
30-07-2013

1 Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)
2 Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixie Line
3 Blue Yodel #1 (T Is For Texas)
4 Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)
5 Keep On The Sunny Side
6 When the Cactus Is In Bloom
7 Frankie and Johnnie
8 I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now
9 Waiting for a Train
10 Any Old Time
11 Why There's A Tear In My Eye
12 My Blue-Eyed Jane
13 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2
14 In the Hills of Tennessee
15 T.B. Blues
16 Away Out On the Mountain
17 Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
18 Miss the Mississippi and You
19 I'm Lonely and Blue
20 Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel
21 My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans
22 Gambling Bar Room Blues
23 My Little Lady
24 Jimmie the Kid
25 Yodeling Cowboy
26 My Rough and Rowdy Ways
27 Ben Dewberry's Final Run
28 My Mama Always Talked to Me
29 Chevrolet Car
30 Sweet Sixteen
31 Black-Eyed Susie
32 I Am Bound for the Promised Land
33 Dark Hollow Blues
34 The Wagoner's Lad
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