Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Beale Street Mama (Remastered)
Jenny
Neale,
Jenny
Neale,
Down
in
Beale,
En
bas
à
Beale,
Gave
her
papa
the
air;
A
donné
à
son
papa
l'air
;
Left
him
cold,
L'a
laissé
froid,
Got
him
told,
L'a
fait
comprendre,
Said
she
didn't
care.
A
dit
qu'elle
s'en
fichait.
Old
Joe,
her
beau,
Le
vieux
Joe,
son
amant,
Looked
just
like
he
would
die;
Avait
l'air
de
mourir
;
If
you
was
near
him,
Si
tu
étais
près
de
lui,
You
would
hear
him
Tu
l'entendrais
Sob
his
mournful
cry:
Lancer
son
cri
plaintif
:
Beale
Street
Papa,
Papa
de
Beale
Street,
Why
don't
you
come
back
home?
Pourquoi
ne
reviens-tu
pas
à
la
maison
?
It
isn't
proper
to
leave
your
mama
all
alone!
Ce
n'est
pas
bien
de
laisser
maman
toute
seule
!
Sometimes
I
was
cruel,
that
was
true,
Parfois
j'étais
cruelle,
c'est
vrai,
But
Papa,
you
know
Mama
never
two-timed
you!
Mais
Papa,
tu
sais
que
Maman
ne
t'a
jamais
trompé
!
Boo-hoo,
I'm
blue;
Boo-hoo,
je
suis
bleue
;
So
how
come
you
do
me
like
you
do?
Alors
pourquoi
tu
me
fais
ça
?
I'm
cryin'!
Je
pleure
!
Beale
Street
Papa,
don't
mess
around
with
me!
Papa
de
Beale
Street,
ne
te
moque
pas
de
moi
!
There's
plenty
pettin'
that
I
can
get
in
Tennessee,
Il
y
a
plein
de
câlins
que
je
peux
trouver
au
Tennessee,
I'll
still
get
my
sweet
cooking,
constantly,
Je
continuerai
à
avoir
mes
bons
petits
plats,
constamment,
But
not
the
kind
you
served
to
me,
Mais
pas
du
genre
que
tu
me
servais,
So
Beale
Street
Papa,
come
back
home!
Alors
Papa
de
Beale
Street,
reviens
à
la
maison
!
So
how
come
you
do
me
like
you
do?
Alors
pourquoi
tu
me
fais
ça
?
I'm
cryin'!
Je
pleure
!
Beale
Street
Papa,
don't
mess
around
with
me!
Papa
de
Beale
Street,
ne
te
moque
pas
de
moi
!
There's
plenty
pettin'
that
I
can
get
in
Tennessee,
Il
y
a
plein
de
câlins
que
je
peux
trouver
au
Tennessee,
I
bought
a
rifle,
razor
and
a
knife,
J'ai
acheté
un
fusil,
un
rasoir
et
un
couteau,
A
full
support
[?]
can't
save
my
life;
Un
soutien
total
[?]
ne
peut
pas
sauver
ma
vie
;
So
Beale
Street
Papa,
come
back
home!
Alors
Papa
de
Beale
Street,
reviens
à
la
maison
!
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Red Mountain Blues (Remastered)
2 Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (Remastered)
3 Hateful Blues (Remastered)
4 J. C. Holmes Blues (Remastered)
5 Mama's Got the Blues (Remastered)
6 Florida Bound Blues (Remastered)
7 I'm Wild About That Thing (Remastered)
8 Empty Bed Blues (Remastered)
9 Poor Man's Blues (Remastered)
10 Devil's Gonna Git You (Remastered)
11 Gulf Coast Blues (Remastered)
12 Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time (Remastered)
13 Beale Street Mama (Remastered)
14 Lonesome Desert Blues (Remastered)
15 Dying Gambler's Blues (Remastered)
16 Back Water Blues (Remastered)
17 Preachin' the Blues (Remastered)
18 On Revival Day (Remastered)
19 St. Louis Gal (Remastered)
20 Young Woman's Blues (Remastered)
21 Chicago Bound Blues (Remastered)
22 Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Remastered)
23 Do Your Duty (Remastered)
24 Cold in Hand Blues (Remastered)
2 Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (Remastered)
3 Hateful Blues (Remastered)
4 J. C. Holmes Blues (Remastered)
5 Mama's Got the Blues (Remastered)
6 Florida Bound Blues (Remastered)
7 I'm Wild About That Thing (Remastered)
8 Empty Bed Blues (Remastered)
9 Poor Man's Blues (Remastered)
10 Devil's Gonna Git You (Remastered)
11 Gulf Coast Blues (Remastered)
12 Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time (Remastered)
13 Beale Street Mama (Remastered)
14 Lonesome Desert Blues (Remastered)
15 Dying Gambler's Blues (Remastered)
16 Back Water Blues (Remastered)
17 Preachin' the Blues (Remastered)
18 On Revival Day (Remastered)
19 St. Louis Gal (Remastered)
20 Young Woman's Blues (Remastered)
21 Chicago Bound Blues (Remastered)
22 Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Remastered)
23 Do Your Duty (Remastered)
24 Cold in Hand Blues (Remastered)
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