John Henry Lives
Hear the whistle blow far off
In the still night without stars
See the tracks laid flat with a hammer's might
They're the spike driver's scars
They're the spike driver's scars
By the railroad ties there a hammer lies it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
By the railroad ties there a hammer lies it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
The west springs up from the spike driver's blues
And the captain's new shiny shoes take to him this hat
And hammer and tell him i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone i'm gone
By the railroad ties there a hammer lies it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
By the railroad ties there a hammer lies it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
It's all painted in red, it's all painted in red, it's all painted in red
John Henry Vive
Escucha el silbato sonar a lo lejos
En la noche quieta sin estrellas
Mira las vías planas con la fuerza de un martillo
Son las cicatrices del conductor de clavos
Son las cicatrices del conductor de clavos
Junto a las traviesas del ferrocarril yace un martillo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo
Junto a las traviesas del ferrocarril yace un martillo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo
El oeste surge de los blues del conductor de clavos
Y los nuevos y relucientes zapatos del capitán llevan hacia él este sombrero
Y el martillo le dice que me he ido, me he ido, me he ido, me he ido, me he ido
Junto a las traviesas del ferrocarril yace un martillo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo
Junto a las traviesas del ferrocarril yace un martillo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo
Todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo, todo pintado de rojo