Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Jail-House Blues
Lord,
this
house
is
goin'
to
get
raided,
yes,
sir
Seigneur,
cette
maison
va
être
perquisitionnée,
oui
monsieur
Thirty
days
in
jail
with
my
back
turned
to
the
wall,
turned
to
the
wall
Trente
jours
en
prison
avec
mon
dos
tourné
au
mur,
tourné
au
mur
Thirty
days
in
jail
with
my
back
turned
to
the
wall
Trente
jours
en
prison
avec
mon
dos
tourné
au
mur
Look
here,
Mr.
Jail-keeper,
put
another
gal
in
my
stall
Écoute,
Monsieur
le
gardien
de
prison,
mets
une
autre
fille
dans
ma
cellule
I
don't
mind
being
in
jail,
but
I
got
to
stay
there
so
long,
so
long
Je
ne
me
dérange
pas
d'être
en
prison,
mais
je
dois
y
rester
si
longtemps,
si
longtemps
I
don't
mind
being
in
jail,
but
I
got
to
stay
there
so
long,
so
long
Je
ne
me
dérange
pas
d'être
en
prison,
mais
je
dois
y
rester
si
longtemps,
si
longtemps
When
every
friend
I
have
is
done
shook
hands
and
gone
Quand
tous
mes
amis
ont
fini
de
serrer
la
main
et
sont
partis
You
better
stop
your
man
from
tickling
me
under
my
chin,
under
my
chin
Tu
ferais
mieux
d'arrêter
ton
homme
de
me
chatouiller
sous
le
menton,
sous
le
menton
You
better
stop
your
man
from
tickling
me
under
my
chin
Tu
ferais
mieux
d'arrêter
ton
homme
de
me
chatouiller
sous
le
menton
'Cause
if
he
keeps
on
tickling,
I'm
sure
gonna
take
him
on
in
Parce
que
s'il
continue
à
me
chatouiller,
je
suis
sûre
que
je
vais
le
prendre
Good
morning,
blues,
blues,
how
do
you
do?
How
do
you
do?
Bonjour,
blues,
blues,
comment
vas-tu?
Comment
vas-tu?
Good
morning,
blues,
blues,
how
do
you
do?
Bonjour,
blues,
blues,
comment
vas-tu?
Say,
I
just
come
here
to
have
a
few
words
with
you
Dis,
je
viens
juste
ici
pour
avoir
quelques
mots
avec
toi
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1
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
2 Down Hearted Blues
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Thinking Blues
6 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
7 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
8 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
9 Spider Man Blues
10 Slow and Easy Man
11 I'm Wild About That Thing
12 You've Got to Give Me Some
13 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14 Wasted Life Blues
15 Don't Cry Baby
16 Baby, Have Pity on Me
17 Hustlin' Dan
18 Black Mountain Blues
19 In the House Blues
20 Blue Blue
21 I Need A Little Dugar In My Bowl
22 Safety Mama
23 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
24 Alexander's Ragtime Band
25 Preachin' the Blues
26 Back Water Blues
27 Gulf Coat Blues
28 Jail-House Blues
29 St. Louis Gal
30 Aggravatin' Papa
31 Chicago Bound Blues
32 Aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
33 Any Woman's Blues
34 Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
35 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
36 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
37 Hateful Blues
38 New Gulf Coast Blues
39 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
40 The Yellow Dog Blues
41 I Ain't Got Nobody
42 What's the Matter Now
43 Baby Doll
44 Hard Driving Papa
45 The Gin House Blues
46 Lost Your Head Blues
47 After You've Gone
48 Careless Love Blues
2 Down Hearted Blues
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Thinking Blues
6 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
7 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
8 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
9 Spider Man Blues
10 Slow and Easy Man
11 I'm Wild About That Thing
12 You've Got to Give Me Some
13 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14 Wasted Life Blues
15 Don't Cry Baby
16 Baby, Have Pity on Me
17 Hustlin' Dan
18 Black Mountain Blues
19 In the House Blues
20 Blue Blue
21 I Need A Little Dugar In My Bowl
22 Safety Mama
23 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
24 Alexander's Ragtime Band
25 Preachin' the Blues
26 Back Water Blues
27 Gulf Coat Blues
28 Jail-House Blues
29 St. Louis Gal
30 Aggravatin' Papa
31 Chicago Bound Blues
32 Aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
33 Any Woman's Blues
34 Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
35 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
36 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
37 Hateful Blues
38 New Gulf Coast Blues
39 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
40 The Yellow Dog Blues
41 I Ain't Got Nobody
42 What's the Matter Now
43 Baby Doll
44 Hard Driving Papa
45 The Gin House Blues
46 Lost Your Head Blues
47 After You've Gone
48 Careless Love Blues
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