Bessie Smith - Do Your Duty - 78rpm Version - translation of the lyrics into German




Do Your Duty - 78rpm Version
Tu deine Pflicht - 78rpm Version
If I call three times a day, baby
Wenn ich dreimal am Tag anrufe, Baby
Come and drive my blues away
Komm und vertreib meinen Blues
When you come, be ready to play
Wenn du kommst, sei bereit zu spielen
Do your duty
Tu deine Pflicht
If you want to have some luck
Wenn du etwas Glück haben willst
Give your baby your last buck
Gib deinem Baby deinen letzten Dollar
Don't come quackin' like a duck
Komm nicht quakend wie eine Ente an
Do your duty
Tu deine Pflicht
I heard you say you didn't love me, baby
Ich hörte dich sagen, du liebst mich nicht, Baby
Yesterday at Mrs. Brown's
Gestern bei Mrs. Brown
I don't believe a word she said
Ich glaube kein Wort, das sie gesagt hat
She's the loudest woman in town, oh babe
Sie ist die lauteste Frau in der Stadt, oh Babe
When I need attention at home
Wenn ich zu Hause Aufmerksamkeit brauche
I'll just call you on the telephone
Rufe ich dich einfach am Telefon an
Come yourself, don't send your friend Jones
Komm selbst, schick nicht deinen Freund Jones
Do your duty
Tu deine Pflicht
If my radiator gets too hot
Wenn mein Kühler zu heiß wird
Cool it off in a lots of spot
Kühl ihn gründlich ab
Give me all the service you've got
Gib mir den ganzen Service, den du hast
Do your duty
Tu deine Pflicht
If you don't know what it's all about
Wenn du nicht weißt, worum es geht
Don't stand around my house and pout
Steh nicht in meinem Haus herum und schmoll
Do you catch your mama kippin' out
Lässt du deine Mama etwa ausbüxen?
Do your duty
Tu deine Pflicht
As you make your own bad heart
Da du dir dein eigenes Elend schaffst
That's the way love
So ist die Liebe nun mal
You bunk out, I'm sleepin' by myself
Du haust ab, ich schlafe allein
You're too dumb to realise, oh babe
Du bist zu dumm, um es zu begreifen, oh Babe
I'm not tryin' to make you feel blue
Ich versuche nicht, dich traurig zu machen
I'm not satisfied with the way that you do
Ich bin nicht zufrieden damit, wie du es machst
I've got to help you find somebody to
Ich muss dir helfen, jemanden zu finden, der
Do your duty
Deine Pflicht tut





Writer(s): Wesley A. Wilson

Bessie Smith - The Columbia and Victor Sessions, Vol. 1
Album
The Columbia and Victor Sessions, Vol. 1
date of release
10-08-2018

1 Do Your Duty - 78rpm Version
2 I'm Down In the Dumps - 78rpm Version
3 Stealin' Apples (78rpm Version)
4 Moonrise On the Lowlands
5 I'll Always Be In Love With You
6 Jangled Nerves
7 Where There's You There's Me
8 Do You Or Don't You Love Me?
9 Mary Had a Little Lamb (78rpm Version)
10 Shoe Shine Boy
11 Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
12 Knock, Knock Who's There?
13 Knock, Knock, Who's There? (Alternate Take)
14 You Can Depend On Me
15 Slummin' On Park Avenue (78rpm Version)
16 Slummin' On Park Avenue (Alternate Take)
17 Rhythm of the Tambourine (78rpm Version)
18 Back In Your Own Backyard (78rpm Version)
19 Rose Room (78rpm Version)
20 Blue Lou (78rpm Version)
21 Great Ceasar's Ghost (78rpm Version)
22 Grand Terrace Swing (78rpm Version)
23 Christopher Columbus (78rpm Version)
24 Twenty-Four Hours a Day (Take 1)
25 Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town (Take 1)
26 Eeny Meeny Meiny Mo (Take 1)
27 Mary Had A Little Lamb
28 Too Good To Be True (78rpm Version)
29 Warmin' Up (78rpm Version)
30 Blues In C-Sharp Minor (78rpm Version)
31 Once Upon a Time - 78rpm Version
32 Blue Interlude - 78rpm Version
33 I Never Knew - Alternate Take
34 I Never Knew - 78rpm Version
35 Krazy Kapers - 78rpm Version
36 (Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie - 78rpm Version
37 When the Robin Sings His Song - 78rpm Version
38 When I Grow Too Old to Dream (78rpm Version)
39 Chasing Shadows (Alternate Take)
40 Chasing Shadows (78rpm Version)
41 Mutiny in the Parlor
42 Swing Is Here
43 I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
44 I'm Gonna Clap My Hands
45 Rosetta (78rpm Version)
46 I'll Never Say Never Again (78rpm Version)
47 Get Rhythm In Your Feet (78rpm Version)

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