Lyrics and translation Public Enemy - Hit Da Road Jack
Hit Da Road Jack
Hit Da Road Jack
I
remember
when
us
blacks
were
on
our
backs
Je
me
souviens
quand
nous,
les
Noirs,
étions
sur
le
dos
Across
tracks
where
we
live,
now
we
packin′
in
Cadillacs
Sur
les
voies
où
nous
vivions,
maintenant
nous
roulons
dans
des
Cadillac
Or
Pontiac
if
you
know
what
I'm
sayin′
Ou
des
Pontiac,
si
tu
vois
ce
que
je
veux
dire
Po'
old
nigg
thinks
it's
a
Caddy
and
now
he′s
playin′
mack
daddy
Le
pauvre
vieux
nègre
pense
que
c'est
une
Cadillac
et
maintenant
il
fait
le
mac
But
that's
all
right
I
blame
it
all
on
Jack
Mais
c'est
pas
grave,
je
mets
tout
ça
sur
le
dos
de
Jack
Who′s
Jack
you
ask
me,
you
say,
I
say
it
every
time
Qui
est
Jack,
tu
me
demandes,
tu
dis,
je
dis
à
chaque
fois
But
the
rhyme
goes
into
your
head
down
to
your
toes
Mais
la
rime
te
monte
à
la
tête,
jusqu'aux
orteils
And
you
missed
me
play
it
off
like
a
diss,
yo
Et
tu
m'as
raté,
fais
comme
si
je
disais
une
connerie,
yo
Let's
go
and
diss
the
wick
wick
wack,
wiggedy
whack
in
fact
Allons
insulter
le
nick
nick
wack,
le
wiggedy
wack
en
fait
I′m
sayin'
hit
the
road
Jack
for
the
hook
Je
dis,
hit
da
road
Jack
pour
le
refrain
I′ll
play
it
by
the
book
for
the
track,
I'll
bring
it
back
Je
vais
le
jouer
selon
les
règles
pour
le
morceau,
je
vais
le
ramener
Look
out,
hit
da
road
Jack
Fais
gaffe,
hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Don't
you
come
back,
don′t
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Black
is
black
and
white
is
white
Noir
c'est
noir
et
blanc
c'est
blanc
That′s
all
right
if
you're
right,
that′s
all
right,
no
need
to
fight,
yo
C'est
pas
grave
si
tu
as
raison,
c'est
pas
grave,
pas
besoin
de
se
battre,
yo
Much
respect
if
your
nature's
in
check
a
little
Beaucoup
de
respect
si
ta
nature
est
un
peu
en
ordre
If
not
expect
me
to
cock
a
doodle
do
a
riddle
Sinon,
attends-toi
à
ce
que
je
te
dise
une
blague
Just
actin′
cracka
proves
to
be
a
killer
to
me
Juste
agir
en
crackeux
prouve
que
tu
es
un
tueur
pour
moi
Like
I
refuse
to
be
a
negro
but
we
grow
to
be
people,
people
Comme
si
je
refusais
d'être
un
nègre,
mais
nous
grandissons
pour
devenir
des
gens,
des
gens
But
our
color
had
'em
playin'
us
out
Mais
notre
couleur
les
a
fait
nous
jouer
dehors
Like
we
was
Cinderella
Comme
si
nous
étions
Cendrillon
But
if
you
take
it
and
break
it
down,
full
of
noise
Mais
si
tu
le
prends
et
le
décompose,
c'est
plein
de
bruit
But
Jack
and
his
boys
keep
doin′
what
they
wanna
do
Mais
Jack
et
ses
potes
continuent
de
faire
ce
qu'ils
veulent
But
hear
me
out
Jack
goes
under
color
to
kill
one
another
Mais
écoute-moi,
Jack
se
cache
sous
la
couleur
pour
se
tuer
les
uns
les
autres
′Cause
some
blacks
act
devil
too
Parce
que
certains
Noirs
agissent
aussi
comme
des
démons
And
if
you
see
him,
you
can
tell
by
his
act
Et
si
tu
le
vois,
tu
peux
le
dire
par
son
comportement
Not
his
word
but
his
deed
and
we
bleed
all
because
of
that
Pas
ses
paroles,
mais
ses
actes,
et
nous
saignons
à
cause
de
ça
Lifestyle
of
a
dirty
rat
and
if
you
act
like
that
Mode
de
vie
de
sale
rat,
et
si
tu
agis
comme
ça
Step
back
and
hit
da
road
Jack
Fais
un
pas
en
arrière
et
hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Don't
you
come
back,
don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back,
don′t
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back,
don′t
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Not
Jack
the
Ripper
or
the
Jack
of
Spades,
I′m
not
jackin'
for
beats
Ce
n'est
pas
Jack
l'Éventreur
ni
le
valet
de
pique,
je
ne
cherche
pas
des
beats
Let′s
get
Jack
the
Raper,
mothers
cried
while
forefathers
died
from
the
whip
Allons
chercher
Jack
le
violeur,
les
mères
pleuraient
tandis
que
les
ancêtres
mouraient
sous
le
fouet
And
not
a
bit
ever
made
the
paper
when
I
come
they
all
run
and
hide
Et
pas
un
seul
morceau
n'a
jamais
fait
les
gros
titres,
quand
j'arrive,
ils
courent
tous
se
cacher
And
they
quit
and
yell
loud,
here
he
come
wit'
dat
black
s***
Et
ils
arrêtent
et
crient
fort,
voilà
qu'il
arrive
avec
ses
conneries
de
nègre
I′m
through
wit'
Jack
bein'
the
quarterback
of
the
scene
J'en
ai
fini
avec
Jack,
le
quart-arrière
de
la
scène
He′s
played
out
like
bell-bottom
jeans,
you
know
Il
est
dépassé
comme
un
jean
pattes
d'eph,
tu
vois
I
took
a
line
from
the
Main
Source
for
that
J'ai
pris
une
ligne
de
Main
Source
pour
ça
I
know
they
feel
the
same,
thank
you,
hit
da
road
Jack
Je
sais
qu'ils
ressentent
la
même
chose,
merci,
hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Hit
da
road
Jack
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Come
back
no
more
Come
back
no
more
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don′t
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don′t
you
come
back
Don't
you
come
back,
don't
you
come
back
Come
back
no
more,
don′t
you
come
back
Come
back
no
more,
don't
you
come
back
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