Go Down Old Hannah
Lead BellyOriginale | Versione di Harry Belafonte e Fred Hellerman dall’album “Swing... |
GO DOWN OLD HANNAH Go down old Hannah, and don't you rise no more And if you do rise in the morning, set the world on fire. It was soon one morning when the sun did rise I was thinking 'bout my good-looking baby hang my head and cry. Go down old Hannah, don't you rise no more And if you do rise in the morning, set this world on fire. If you had been on the river somewhere in 1910, They was driving the women just as hard as they do the men. You go down old Hannah and don't you rise no more, So if you rises in the morning bring judgement day. Yes, I run to the captain and I shake his hand, I say, “Look-a here captain, you got a hard workin' man.” And I told the captain Old Ben was dead And the captain didn't do nothing but nod his head. So why don't you go down old Hannah, don't you rise no more, And if you do rise in the morning change this world around. | GO DOWN OLD HANNAH Oh, we call the sun ol' Hannah Blazing on my head Yes, we call the sun ol' Hannah And her hair is flamin' red. Why don't you go down, ol' Hannah? Don't you rise no more If you come up in the mornin' Bring judgment sure Well I look at ol' Hannah She was turnin' red Well I look at my partner He was almost dead Said if you get lucky, Or make it on your own Please go down by Julie's Tell her I won't be long Kept sayin' I was a good man But they drove me down Yes, I was a good man, But they drove me down Well, it look like ev'rything Ev'rything I do Yes, it looks like ev'rything I do is wrong |