Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town - 78rpm Version
Don't
you
start
no
crowin'
Ne
commence
pas
à
chanter
Lay
your
money
down
Pose
ton
argent
I've
got
mine
on
Jazzbo
J'ai
le
mien
sur
Jazzbo
That
mis'able
clown,
that
hound
Ce
misérable
clown,
ce
chien
He
ain't
got
no
equal
Il
n'a
pas
d'égal
No
way
in
this
land
Nulle
part
dans
ce
pays
So
let
me
tell
you
people
Alors
laissez-moi
vous
dire
'Bout
this
Memphis
man
À
propos
de
cet
homme
de
Memphis
Jazzbo
Brown
from
Memphis
Town
Jazzbo
Brown
de
Memphis
Town
He's
a
clown,
that
hound!
C'est
un
clown,
ce
chien
!
He
can't
dance,
he
can't
sing
Il
ne
sait
pas
danser,
il
ne
sait
pas
chanter
But
lawdy
how
he
can
play
that
thing!
Mais
mon
Dieu,
comme
il
sait
jouer
ce
truc
!
He
ain't
seen
no
music
school
Il
n'a
jamais
vu
d'école
de
musique
He
can't
read
a
note
Il
ne
sait
pas
lire
une
note
But
is
the
plainest
fool
Mais
c'est
le
plus
grand
idiot
On
that
Memphis
boat!
Sur
ce
bateau
de
Memphis
!
When
he
wraps
his
big
fat
lips
Quand
il
enroule
ses
grosses
lèvres
Round
that
doggone
horn
Autour
de
ce
fichu
cor
Helpin'
out
on
sin
and
cheer
Aidant
au
péché
et
à
la
joie
Lord,
carryin'
on!
Seigneur,
il
continue
!
I
could
dance
a
mon'
ago
Je
pourrais
danser
il
y
a
un
moment
If
that
fool
would
only
blow!
Si
ce
crétin
voulait
juste
souffler
!
Jazzbo
Brown,
that
clown,
that
hound
Jazzbo
Brown,
ce
clown,
ce
chien
From
Memphis
Town
De
Memphis
Town
Jazzbo
Brown
from
Memphis
Town
Jazzbo
Brown
de
Memphis
Town
He's
a
clown,
that
hound!
C'est
un
clown,
ce
chien
!
When
he
blows
and
pats
his
feet
Quand
il
souffle
et
tape
du
pied
Makes
a
butcher
leave
his
meat!
Il
fait
qu'un
boucher
quitte
sa
viande
!
He
don't
play
no
classic
stuff
Il
ne
joue
pas
de
trucs
classiques
Like
them
Hoffman
Tales
Comme
ces
contes
de
Hoffman
What
he
plays
is
good
enough
Ce
qu'il
joue
est
assez
bon
For
the
Prince
of
Wales!
Pour
le
prince
de
Galles
!
He
can
moan
an'
he
can
groan
Il
peut
gémir
et
il
peut
gémir
I
ain't
foolin'
you!
Je
ne
te
fais
pas
marcher
!
There
ain't
nothin'
on
that
horn
Il
n'y
a
rien
sur
ce
cor
That
old
Jazz
cain't
do!
Que
ce
vieux
jazz
ne
peut
pas
faire
!
That
sure
does
mark
your
card
Ça
marque
vraiment
ta
carte
And
I'll
give
you
all
the
odds
Et
je
te
donnerai
toutes
les
cotes
On
Jazzbo
Brown,
that
clown,
that
hound
Sur
Jazzbo
Brown,
ce
clown,
ce
chien
From
Memphis
Town
De
Memphis
Town
Rate the translation
1
Aggravatin' Papa
2 Trombone Cholly
3 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
4 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
5 Dyin' by the Hour
6 Me And My Gin
7 Kitchen Man - 78 rpm Version
8 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 78rpm Version
9 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
10 Moan, You Moaners
11 Black Mountain Blues
12 Shipwreck Blues
13 Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
14 Do Your Duty
15 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
16 Take Me for a Buggy Ride
17 There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
18 Down in the Dumps
19 Alexander's Ragtime Band
20 Back Water Blues
21 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
22 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
23 Jail-House Blues
24 Graveyard Dream Blues - 78rpm Version
25 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
26 Boweavil Blues
27 Weeping Willow Blues
28 Dying Gambler's Blues
29 You've Been a Good Old Wagon
30 Cake Walkin' Babies from Home
31 Careless Love Blues (take 1)
32 I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle
33 At the Christmas Ball - 78rpm Version
34 Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town - 78rpm Version
35 After You've Gone
36 St. Louis Blues
2 Trombone Cholly
3 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
4 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
5 Dyin' by the Hour
6 Me And My Gin
7 Kitchen Man - 78 rpm Version
8 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 78rpm Version
9 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
10 Moan, You Moaners
11 Black Mountain Blues
12 Shipwreck Blues
13 Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
14 Do Your Duty
15 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
16 Take Me for a Buggy Ride
17 There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
18 Down in the Dumps
19 Alexander's Ragtime Band
20 Back Water Blues
21 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
22 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
23 Jail-House Blues
24 Graveyard Dream Blues - 78rpm Version
25 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
26 Boweavil Blues
27 Weeping Willow Blues
28 Dying Gambler's Blues
29 You've Been a Good Old Wagon
30 Cake Walkin' Babies from Home
31 Careless Love Blues (take 1)
32 I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle
33 At the Christmas Ball - 78rpm Version
34 Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town - 78rpm Version
35 After You've Gone
36 St. Louis Blues
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