Lyrics and translation Uncle Dave Macon - Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)
People
out
West
heard
of
John
Henry's
death
Les
gens
de
l'Ouest
ont
entendu
parler
de
la
mort
de
John
Henry
Couldn't
hardly
stay
in
bed
Ils
n'arrivaient
pas
à
rester
au
lit
Monday
morning
on
the
East-bound
train
Lundi
matin,
dans
le
train
en
direction
de
l'Est
Goin'
where
John
Henry
sits
dead,
oh
Lord
Aller
là
où
John
Henry
est
mort,
oh
Seigneur
Goin'
where
John
Henry
sits
dead
Aller
là
où
John
Henry
est
mort
Carried
John
Henry
to
the
graveyard
On
a
transporté
John
Henry
au
cimetière
They
looked
at
him
good
and
long
Ils
l'ont
bien
regardé
longtemps
Very
last
words
his
wife
said
to
him
Les
derniers
mots
que
sa
femme
lui
a
dits
"My
husband
he
is
dead
and
gone,
oh
Lord
"Mon
mari
est
mort
et
parti,
oh
Seigneur
My
husband
he
is
dead
and
gone"
Mon
mari
est
mort
et
parti"
John
Henry's
wife
wore
a
brand
new
dress
La
femme
de
John
Henry
portait
une
nouvelle
robe
It
was
all
trimmed
in
blue
Elle
était
entièrement
bordée
de
bleu
Very
last
words
he
said
to
her
Les
derniers
mots
qu'il
lui
a
dits
"Honey,
I've
been
good
to
you,
good
Lord
"Chérie,
j'ai
été
bon
avec
toi,
bon
Seigneur
Honey,
I've
been
good
to
you"
Chérie,
j'ai
été
bon
avec
toi"
You
talk
about
John
Henry
as
much
as
you
please
Parle
de
John
Henry
autant
que
tu
veux
Say
and
do
all
you
can
Dis
et
fais
tout
ce
que
tu
peux
There
never
was
born
in
this
United
States
Il
n'est
jamais
né
aux
États-Unis
Another
such
a
steel-driving
man,
good
Lord
Un
autre
homme
qui
conduisait
l'acier
comme
ça,
bon
Seigneur
Another
such
a
steel-driving
man
Un
autre
homme
qui
conduisait
l'acier
comme
ça
John
Henry
hammered
in
the
mountain
John
Henry
martelait
dans
la
montagne
'Til
his
hammer
caught
on
fire
Jusqu'à
ce
que
son
marteau
prenne
feu
Very
last
words
I
heard
him
say
Les
derniers
mots
que
j'ai
entendu
dire
"Cool
drink
of
water
'fore
I
die,
oh
Lord
"Une
gorgée
d'eau
fraîche
avant
de
mourir,
oh
Seigneur
Cool
drink
of
water
'fore
I
die"
Une
gorgée
d'eau
fraîche
avant
de
mourir"
Rate the translation
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
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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