John Henry
/ˌdʒɒn ˈhenri/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈhenri/
- a US folk song about a strong African American who built railway tracks. It was originally sung by African Americans. John Henry was 'a steel-driving man' who could crush more rocks than a machine. Part of the song is: “John Henry said to his captain,‘A man ain't nothin' but a man,And before I'd let your steam drill beat me down,I'd die with the hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord!I'd die with the hammer in my hand.’”
一首美国民歌，讲述一位坚强的非裔美国人修建铁轨的故事。它最初是由非裔美国人演唱的。约翰·亨利是“钢铁驱动者”，他能粉碎的岩石比机器还多。这首歌的一部分是：“约翰·亨利对他的船长说，‘一个人只不过是一个人，在我让你的蒸汽钻把我击倒之前，我会手里拿着锤子死去，主啊，主啊！我宁愿手里拿着锤子而死。”