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31. Dez. 2010 · Tribute video for John Henry, the "steel driving racehorse." Called the Old Man, he lived to the age of 32 before passing away at the Kentucky Horse Park in ...
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The Day John Henry Died. Doesn't look like he's played it much at all since leaving DBT. Anyone know why? John Henry was a steel driving bastard, but John Henry was a bastard just the same....He’s got a big catalog at this point. I’ve heard him play it in last few years (can’t remember which show), but I figure he mixes in the Trucker songs.
So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died John Henry was a steel-driving bastard But John Henry was a bastard just the same An engine never thinks about his daddy And an engine never needs to write its name So pack your bags, we're headed west and L.A. ain't no place to rest You'll need some sleep to pass the test, so get ...
John Henry died unified, at peace. He knew that, whether or not the machine replaced him in the long run, his work was superior because of the bits of himself that were in it. His work was who he was.
John Henry is a symbol of physical strength and endurance, of exploited labor, of the dignity of a human being against the degradations of the machine age, and of racial pride and solidarity. During World War II his image was used in U.S. government propaganda as a symbol of social tolerance and diversity. [14]
That new machine was cheap as hell and only John would work as well, So they left him laying where he fell the day John Henry died. John Henry was a steel-driving bastard but John Henry was a bastard just the same. An engine never thinks about his daddy and an engine never needs to write its name. So pack your bags, we're headed west and L.A ...
Drive-by Truckers. – The Day John Henry Died chords. G D Cadd9 Em7 I watched the rain; it settled in. We disappeared for days again. G D Cadd9 G Most of us were staying in, lazy like the sky. G D Cadd9 Em7 The letters flew across the wire filtered through a million liars. G D Cadd9 G The whole world smelled like burning tires the day John ...
