Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Dixie
moonlight,
Swanee
shore
Clair
de
lune
du
Sud,
rives
du
Swanee
Headed
homebound
just
once
more
Je
rentre
chez
moi
une
fois
de
plus
To
my
Mississippi
delta
home
Vers
ma
maison
dans
le
delta
du
Mississippi
Southland
has
that
grand
garden
spot
Le
Sud
a
ce
magnifique
coin
de
paradis
Although
you
believe
or
not
Que
tu
le
croies
ou
non
I
hear
those
breeze
a-whispering
J'entends
la
brise
murmurer
"Come
on
back
to
me"
"Reviens
vers
moi"
Muddy
water
'round
my
feet
L'eau
boueuse
me
mouille
les
pieds
Muddy
water
in
the
street
L'eau
boueuse
dans
la
rue
Just
God
don't
shelter
Seul
Dieu
ne
donne
pas
d'abri
Down
on
the
delta
Dans
le
delta
Muddy
water
in
my
shoes
L'eau
boueuse
dans
mes
chaussures
Reeling
and
rocking
to
them
lowdown
blues
Bercée
par
ces
blues
profonds
They
live
in
ease
and
comfort
down
there
Ils
vivent
dans
le
confort
là-bas
I
do
declare
Je
te
le
jure
Been
away
a
year
today
J'ai
été
partie
un
an
aujourd'hui
To
wander
and
roam
Pour
errer
et
vagabonder
I
don't
care,
it's
muddy
there
Je
m'en
fiche,
c'est
boueux
là-bas
But
see
it's
my
home
Mais
c'est
mon
chez-moi
Got
my
toes
turned
Dixie
way
Mes
orteils
sont
tournés
vers
le
Sud
'Round
the
delta,
let
me
lay
Autour
du
delta,
laisse-moi
rester
My
heart
cries
out
for
muddy
water
Mon
cœur
crie
après
l'eau
boueuse
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1
Red Mountain Blues
2 There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
3 Trombone Cholly
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Them's Graveyard Words
6 Hot Springs Blues
7 Sweet Mistreater
8 Lock and Key
9 Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
10 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
11 Homeless Blues
12 Looking for My Man Blues
13 Dyin' by the Hour
14 Foolish Man Blues
15 Thinking Blues
16 Pickpocket Blues
17 I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
18 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
19 Alexander's Ragtime Band
20 After You've Gone
21 Back Water Blues
22 Golden Rule Blues
23 Lonesome Desert Blues
24 Them "Has Been" Blues
25 Squeeze Me
26 What's the Matter Now
27 I Want Every Bit of It
28 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
29 The Gin House Blues
30 Money Blues
31 Baby Doll
32 Hard Driving Papa
33 Lost Your Head Blues
34 Hard Time Blues
35 Honey Man Blues
36 One and Two Blues
37 Young Woman's Blues
38 Preachin' the Blues
39 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
2 There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
3 Trombone Cholly
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Them's Graveyard Words
6 Hot Springs Blues
7 Sweet Mistreater
8 Lock and Key
9 Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
10 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
11 Homeless Blues
12 Looking for My Man Blues
13 Dyin' by the Hour
14 Foolish Man Blues
15 Thinking Blues
16 Pickpocket Blues
17 I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
18 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
19 Alexander's Ragtime Band
20 After You've Gone
21 Back Water Blues
22 Golden Rule Blues
23 Lonesome Desert Blues
24 Them "Has Been" Blues
25 Squeeze Me
26 What's the Matter Now
27 I Want Every Bit of It
28 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
29 The Gin House Blues
30 Money Blues
31 Baby Doll
32 Hard Driving Papa
33 Lost Your Head Blues
34 Hard Time Blues
35 Honey Man Blues
36 One and Two Blues
37 Young Woman's Blues
38 Preachin' the Blues
39 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
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