Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Black Mountain Blues
Back
in
Black
Mountain,
a
child
will
smack
your
face
Là-haut
dans
la
montagne
noire,
un
enfant
te
giflera
Back
in
Black
Mountain,
a
child
will
smack
your
face
Là-haut
dans
la
montagne
noire,
un
enfant
te
giflera
Babies
cryin'
for
liquor,
and
all
the
birds
sing
bass
Les
bébés
pleurent
pour
de
l'alcool,
et
tous
les
oiseaux
chantent
des
basses
Black
Mountain
people
are
bad
as
they
can
be
Les
gens
de
la
montagne
noire
sont
aussi
méchants
qu'ils
peuvent
l'être
Black
Mountain
people
are
bad
as
they
can
be
Les
gens
de
la
montagne
noire
sont
aussi
méchants
qu'ils
peuvent
l'être
They
uses
gunpowder
just
to
sweeten
their
tea
Ils
utilisent
de
la
poudre
à
canon
pour
sucrer
leur
thé
In
Black
Mountain,
can't
keep
a
man
in
jail
Dans
la
montagne
noire,
on
ne
peut
pas
garder
un
homme
en
prison
In
Black
Mountain,
can't
keep
a
man
in
jail
Dans
la
montagne
noire,
on
ne
peut
pas
garder
un
homme
en
prison
If
the
jury
finds
him
guilty,
the
judge
will
go
they
bail
Si
le
jury
le
trouve
coupable,
le
juge
ira
le
mettre
en
liberté
sous
caution
Had
a
man
in
Black
Mountain,
sweetest
man
in
town
J'ai
connu
un
homme
dans
la
montagne
noire,
l'homme
le
plus
doux
de
la
ville
Had
a
man
in
Black
Mountain,
the
sweetest
man
in
town
J'ai
connu
un
homme
dans
la
montagne
noire,
l'homme
le
plus
doux
de
la
ville
He
met
a
city
girl,
and
he
throwed
me
down
Il
a
rencontré
une
fille
de
la
ville,
et
il
m'a
jetée
I'm
bound
for
Black
Mountain,
me
and
my
razor
and
my
gun
Je
vais
à
la
montagne
noire,
moi
et
mon
rasoir
et
mon
fusil
Lord,
I'm
bound
for
Black
Mountain,
me
and
my
razor
and
gun
Seigneur,
je
vais
à
la
montagne
noire,
moi
et
mon
rasoir
et
mon
fusil
I'm
gonna
shoot
him
if
he
stands
still,
and
cut
him
if
he
runs
Je
vais
lui
tirer
dessus
s'il
reste
immobile,
et
le
couper
s'il
court
Down
in
Black
Mountain,
they
all
shoot
quick
and
straight
En
bas
dans
la
montagne
noire,
ils
tirent
tous
vite
et
droit
Down
in
Black
Mountain,
they
all
shoot
quick
and
straight
En
bas
dans
la
montagne
noire,
ils
tirent
tous
vite
et
droit
The
bullet'll
get
you,
if
you
start
dodgin'
too
late
La
balle
te
touchera
si
tu
commences
à
esquiver
trop
tard
Got
the
devil
in
my
soul,
and
I'm
full
of
bad
booze
J'ai
le
diable
dans
mon
âme,
et
je
suis
pleine
de
mauvais
booze
Got
the
devil
in
my
soul,
and
I'm
full
of
bad
booze
J'ai
le
diable
dans
mon
âme,
et
je
suis
pleine
de
mauvais
booze
I'm
out
here
for
trouble,
I've
got
the
Black
Mountain
blues
Je
suis
là
pour
des
ennuis,
j'ai
le
blues
de
la
montagne
noire
Rate the translation
1
Long Old Road
2 Standin' in the Rain Blues
3 Wasted Life Blues
4 Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
5 Blue Spirit Blues
6 Worn Out Papa Blues
7 You Don't Understand
8 Don't Cry Baby
9 Keep It to Yourself
10 New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
11 See If I'll Care
12 Baby Have Pitty on Me
13 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
14 Moan, You Moaners
15 Hustlin' Dan
16 Black Mountain Blues
17 In the House Blues
18 Blues Blues
19 It Makes My Love Come Down
20 Shipwreck Blues
21 He's Got Me Goin'
22 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
23 It Won't Be You
24 Spider Man Blues
25 Empty Red Blues (Pt. 1)
26 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
27 Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
28 Yes Indeed He Do!
29 Devil's Gonna Git You
30 You Ought to Be Ashamed
31 Washwoman's Blues
32 Slow and Easy Man
33 Poor Man's Blues
34 Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
35 Me And My Gin
36 I'm Wild About That Thing
37 You've Got to Give Me Some
38 Kitchen Man
39 I've Got What It Takes, But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away
40 Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
2 Standin' in the Rain Blues
3 Wasted Life Blues
4 Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
5 Blue Spirit Blues
6 Worn Out Papa Blues
7 You Don't Understand
8 Don't Cry Baby
9 Keep It to Yourself
10 New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
11 See If I'll Care
12 Baby Have Pitty on Me
13 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
14 Moan, You Moaners
15 Hustlin' Dan
16 Black Mountain Blues
17 In the House Blues
18 Blues Blues
19 It Makes My Love Come Down
20 Shipwreck Blues
21 He's Got Me Goin'
22 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
23 It Won't Be You
24 Spider Man Blues
25 Empty Red Blues (Pt. 1)
26 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
27 Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
28 Yes Indeed He Do!
29 Devil's Gonna Git You
30 You Ought to Be Ashamed
31 Washwoman's Blues
32 Slow and Easy Man
33 Poor Man's Blues
34 Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
35 Me And My Gin
36 I'm Wild About That Thing
37 You've Got to Give Me Some
38 Kitchen Man
39 I've Got What It Takes, But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away
40 Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
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