Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Lost Your Head Blues
I
was
with
you,
baby,
when
you
didn't
have
a
dime
J'étais
avec
toi,
mon
chéri,
quand
tu
n'avais
pas
un
sou
I
was
with
you,
baby,
when
you
didn't
have
a
dime
J'étais
avec
toi,
mon
chéri,
quand
tu
n'avais
pas
un
sou
Now
since
you
got
plenty
money
Maintenant
que
tu
as
beaucoup
d'argent
You
have
throwed
your
good
girl
down
Tu
as
jeté
ta
bonne
femme
Once
ain't
for
always
and
two
ain't
for
twice
Une
fois
n'est
pas
pour
toujours
et
deux
fois
ne
sont
pas
pour
deux
fois
Once
ain't
for
always
and
two
ain't
for
twice
Une
fois
n'est
pas
pour
toujours
et
deux
fois
ne
sont
pas
pour
deux
fois
When
you
get
a
good
girl,
you'd
better
treat
her
nice
Quand
tu
trouves
une
bonne
femme,
tu
ferais
mieux
de
la
traiter
gentiment
When
you
were
lonesome,
I
tried
to
treat
you
kind
Quand
tu
étais
seul,
j'ai
essayé
de
te
traiter
gentiment
When
you
were
lonesome,
I
tried
to
treat
you
kind
Quand
tu
étais
seul,
j'ai
essayé
de
te
traiter
gentiment
But
since
you've
got
money,
it's
done
changed
your
mind
Mais
depuis
que
tu
as
de
l'argent,
ça
a
changé
ton
esprit
I'm
goin'
to
leave,
baby,
and
I
ain't
goin'
to
say
goodbye
Je
vais
partir,
mon
chéri,
et
je
ne
vais
pas
dire
au
revoir
I'm
goin'
to
leave,
baby,
and
I
ain't
goin'
to
say
goodbye
Je
vais
partir,
mon
chéri,
et
je
ne
vais
pas
dire
au
revoir
But
I'll
write
you
and
tell
you
the
reason
why
Mais
je
t'écrirai
et
je
t'expliquerai
pourquoi
Days
are
lonesome,
nights
are
long
Les
jours
sont
solitaires,
les
nuits
sont
longues
Days
are
lonesome,
nights
are
so
long
Les
jours
sont
solitaires,
les
nuits
sont
si
longues
I'm
a
good
old
girl,
but
I
just
been
treated
wrong
Je
suis
une
bonne
femme,
mais
on
m'a
maltraitée
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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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