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John Henry

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Podcast

Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episode: John Henry

Source: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

From the album:

Lyrics

One, two, three

When John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his daddy's knee
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
And cried, "hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"

Now the captain he said to John Henry
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around

I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
I'm gonna knock that steel on down"

John Henry told his captain,
"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man
But before I let this steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with a hammer in my hand"

Ready Sue!

John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says, "'fore I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"

Well, captain said to John Henry

"What is that storm I hear?"
John Henry said, "That ain't no storm
Captain, that's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"

John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord

Listen to my cold steel ring"

Come on ???!

I wanna hear that banjo now too!

I want it now!

Now John Henry he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard, it broke his heart

John Henry laid his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died

Well now John Henry he had him a woman
By the name of Polly Ann
She walked out to those tracks, picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man

Come on!

Well every, every Monday morning
When a bluebird he began to sing
You could hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Set out again!
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring

Come on! Woah!

One, two, a one two three four!*

It's good

Das erste Mal 5 :
20/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
24/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
25/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
26/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
30/04/2006	New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA

Zuletzt 5 :
21/11/2006	Odyssey, Belfast
19/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
18/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
17/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
14/11/2006	Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield

Gespielt in:
20/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
24/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
25/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
26/04/2006	Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
30/04/2006	New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
05/05/2006	The Point, Dublin
07/05/2006	The Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
08/05/2006	Hammersmith Apollo Theatre, London
09/05/2006	St. Lukes Church, London
10/05/2006	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
12/05/2006	Mediolanum Forum, Mailand
14/05/2006	Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona
16/05/2006	AFAS Live, Amsterdam
17/05/2006	Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main
20/05/2006	Spektrum, Oslo
21/05/2006	Hovet, Stockholm
27/05/2006	Tweeter Center, Boston, MA
28/05/2006	Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
30/05/2006	Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
31/05/2006	Verizon Amphitheatre, Indianapolis, IN
03/06/2006	Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ
05/06/2006	Greek Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA
06/06/2006	Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
10/06/2006	Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
11/06/2006	Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
13/06/2006	MidWest Bank Amphitheater, Chicago, IL
14/06/2006	Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
16/06/2006	Blossom Amphitheatre, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
17/06/2006	DTE Energy Center, Clarkston, MI
19/06/2006	Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
20/06/2006	Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, NJ
22/06/2006	Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
24/06/2006	PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
25/06/2006	PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
01/10/2006	Palamalaguti Arena, Bologna
02/10/2006	Palasport Olimpico, Turin
04/10/2006	Villa Manin, Udine
05/10/2006	Arena Di Verona, Verona
07/10/2006	Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia
08/10/2006	Giardini Della Reggia, Caserta
10/10/2006	Palalottomatica Sport Palace, Rom
12/10/2006	Color Line Arena, Hamburg
13/10/2006	Ahoy, Rotterdam
19/10/2006	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid
21/10/2006	Estadio Ciutat De Valencia, Valencia
22/10/2006	Plaza De Toros De Granada, Granada
24/10/2006	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
25/10/2006	Palacio Deportes Santander, Santander
28/10/2006	Parken, Kopenhagen
29/10/2006	Spektrum, Oslo
30/10/2006	Globen, Stockholm
06/11/2006	Koln Arena, K�ln
07/11/2006	Sportpaleis, Antwerpen
09/11/2006	National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham
12/11/2006	Wembley Arena, London
14/11/2006	Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
17/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
18/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
19/11/2006	The Point, Dublin
21/11/2006	Odyssey, Belfast