Luyện nghe bài hát John Henry

John Henry, when he was a
Settin' on his mammy's
Picked up an hammer in his right hand
Said, "Hammer be the of me, me, me
Hammer be the of me"

Some say he's in Texas
say he's born up in Maine
I say he was a Louisiana man
Leader of a chain gang
on a steel-driving gang

Well, the said to John Henry
"I'm gonna bring my drill around
Gonna bring my drill out on the job
whup that steel on down, down, down
Whup steel on down"

John said to the Captain
(What he say?)
"You can bring your drill around
You can bring steam drill out on the job
I'll beat your steam drill down, down,
Beat your drill down"

John Henry said to his
"Shaker, you had better
If you miss your six feet of
I'll be your day, day, day
I'll be buryin' day"

Now, the said to John Henry
(Yes sir)
"Man ain't but a man
(No he ain't)
But before I'd let that steam drill beat me
(I him)
I'd die an hammer in my hand, hand, hand
(I him)
I'd die an hammer in my hand"

John Henry had a woman
Her name was Anne
John Henry took sick and was up in bed
While Polly handled steel a man, man, man
handled steel like a man

They took John to the graveyard
him down in the sand
Every locomotive comin' by
Hollered, there a steel-drivin' man, man, man
There a steel-drivin' man
There a steel-drivin' man, man, man
There a steel-drivin' man