When John Henry was a little baby 当约翰·亨利是一个小宝宝

Sittin' on his mama's knee 在他妈妈的膝盖坐在“

Well he picked up a feather and a piece of steel 嗯，他拿起羽毛和一块钢

And said that's gonna be the death of me 并表示，会是我的死亡

Lord, lord, lord that's gonna be the death of me 主啊，主啊，主啊这会是我的死亡

Well John Henry had a little woman 以及约翰·亨利有一个小女人

Name of Polly Ann 波莉安的名称

Well John got sick had to lay down on the bed 以及约翰生病了只好躺在床上

Polly drove steel like a man 波莉开车就像一个人钢

Lord, lord, lord, Polly drove steel like a man 主啊，主啊，主啊，波利开车就像一个人钢

   

Well John Henry went up on the mountain 以及约翰·亨利就上了山

Well the mountain was sinkin' in 井山是沉没“

He said come on captain I know what I'm doin' 他说，来吧队长我知道我在干什么

It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind 这没什么，但我的锤子吸风

Lord, lord, lord, It ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind 主啊，主啊，主啊，这是没什么，但我的锤子吸风

   

Well john Henry went up on the mountain 以及约翰·亨利就上了山

Lord the mountain was so high 主山是如此之高

He said we're gonna shake this steel drivin' down 他说，我们要摇这种钢材。开降

Give me a cool drink of water before I die 给我清凉饮料水在我死之前

Give me a cool drink of water before I die 给我清凉饮料水在我死之前

   

Some say he came from England 有人说，他从英国来到

Some say he came from Spain 有人说，他从西班牙来到

But John Henry was nothin' but a Louisiana man 但约翰·亨利是什么也不是路易斯安那州人

And he died with his hammer in his hand 他与他的锤子在他的手死亡

Lord, lord, lord, he died with his hammer in his hand 主啊，主啊，主啊，他与他的锤子在他的手死亡

Steel drivin' man, he died with his hammer in his hand 钢铁驾乘“的人，他与他的锤子在他的手去世

Lord ain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind etc. etc. 主是没什么，但我的锤子吸风等等，等等