When John Henry was a little baby boy, sitting on the his papa's knee 当约翰·亨利是一个小男婴，坐在他爸爸的膝盖

Well he picked up a hammer and little piece of steel 嗯，他拿起锤子和小片钢

Said Hammer's gonna be the death of me, lord, lord 哈默说的会是我的命，主啊

Hammer's gonna be the death of mine Hammer的会是死亡矿井

   

The captain said to John Henry 船长约翰·亨利说

I'm gonna bring that steam drill around 我要去把气钻绕

I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on the job 我会带气钻出来工作

I'm gonna whup that steel on down 我要whup下来的钢

   

John Henry told his captain 约翰·亨利告诉他的队长

Lord a man ain't nothing but a man 主男人不只是一个人

But before I'd let your steam drill beat me down 但在此之前我让你气钻打我下来

I'd die with a hammer in my hand 我会死在我的手锤

   

John Henry said to his shaker 约翰·亨利对他说：振动筛

Shaker why don't you sing 沙克尔你为什么不唱

Because I'm swinging thirty pounds from my hips on down 因为我晃悠30磅从我的臀部上下来

Just listen to that cold steel ring 只听那个寒冷的钢圈

   

Now the captain said to John Henry 现在的队长约翰·亨利说

I believe that mountain's caving in 我相信，山的塌陷

John Henry said right back to the captain 约翰·亨利说右后卫的队长

Ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind 不只是我的锤子吸风

   

Now the man that invented the steam drill 现在发明了蒸汽钻的男人

He thought he was mighty fine 他以为他是强大的罚款

But John Henry strove fifteen feet 但约翰·亨利努力15英尺

The steam drill only made nine 蒸汽钻只有九次

   

John Henry hammered in the mountains 约翰·亨利敲定在山上

His hammer was striking fire 他的锤子是惊人的火

But he worked so hard, it broke his poor heart 但他工作这么辛苦，它打破了他那可怜的心脏

And he laid down his hammerand he died 他放下hammerand他死了

   

Now John Henry had a little woman 现在，约翰·亨利有一个小女人

Her name was Polly Anne 她的名字叫安妮·波莉

John Henry took sick and had to go to bed 约翰·亨利带着生病，不得不去睡觉

Polly Anne drove steel like a man 波利安妮开车像男人钢

   

John Henry had a little baby 约翰·亨利有一个小宝宝

You could hold him in the palm of your hand 你可以抱着他在你的手掌

And the last words I heard that poor boy say 最后的话我听说可怜的孩子说

My daddy was a steel driving man 我的爸爸是一个钢铁驾驶人

   

So every Monday morning 因此，每星期一上午

When the blue birds begin to sing 当蓝色的鸟儿开始歌唱

You can hear John Henry a mile or more 你可以听到约翰·亨利·一英里或以上

You can hear John Henry's hammer ring 你可以听到约翰·亨利的锤子环