Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Sing Sing Prison Blues (Remastered)
Gonna
journey
up
the
Hudson
Je
vais
voyager
le
long
de
l'Hudson
Goin'
on
a
lonesome
trail
Je
vais
suivre
un
sentier
solitaire
Gonna
journey
up
the
Hudson
Je
vais
voyager
le
long
de
l'Hudson
Goin'
on
a
lonesome
trail
Je
vais
suivre
un
sentier
solitaire
They
can
put
me
in
the
Death
House
Ils
peuvent
me
mettre
dans
le
quartier
des
condamnés
à
mort
Or
keep
me
in
the
Sing
Sing
Jail
Ou
me
garder
dans
la
prison
de
Sing
Sing
I
wrote
and
asked
the
warden
J'ai
écrit
et
demandé
au
directeur
Why
they
called
the
jail
the
Sing
Sing
Pourquoi
ils
appelaient
la
prison
Sing
Sing
I
wrote
and
asked
the
warden
J'ai
écrit
et
demandé
au
directeur
Why
the
called
the
jail
the
Sing
Sing
Pourquoi
ils
appelaient
la
prison
Sing
Sing
He
said,
"Stand
here
by
this
rock
pile
Il
a
dit
: "Tiens-toi
ici
près
de
ce
tas
de
pierres
And
listen
to
them
hammers
ring"
Et
écoute
ces
marteaux
résonner"
He
turns
in
the
court
house
Il
se
retourne
dans
le
palais
de
justice
Papers
sellin'
for
fifty
cents
Des
journaux
vendus
pour
cinquante
cents
He
turns
in
the
court
house
Il
se
retourne
dans
le
palais
de
justice
Papers
sellin'
for
fifty
cents
Des
journaux
vendus
pour
cinquante
cents
All
the
judge
tryin'
to
tell
me
Tout
le
monde,
le
juge
essaie
de
me
dire
My
lawyer's
pleadin'
self
defense
Mon
avocat
plaide
la
légitime
défense
The
judge
said,
"Listen,
Bessie
Le
juge
a
dit
: "Écoute,
Bessie
Tell
me
why
you
killed
your
man"
Dis-moi
pourquoi
tu
as
tué
ton
homme"
The
judge
said,
"Listen,
Bessie
Le
juge
a
dit
: "Écoute,
Bessie
Tell
me
why
you
killed
your
man"
Dis-moi
pourquoi
tu
as
tué
ton
homme"
I
said,
"Judge,
you
ain't
no
woman
J'ai
dit
: "Juge,
tu
n'es
pas
une
femme
And
you
can't
understand"
Et
tu
ne
peux
pas
comprendre"
You
can
send
me
up
the
river
Tu
peux
me
faire
remonter
la
rivière
Or
send
me
to
that
mean
old
jail
Ou
m'envoyer
dans
cette
vieille
prison
méchante
You
can
send
me
up
the
river
Tu
peux
me
faire
remonter
la
rivière
Or
send
me
to
that
mean
old
jail
Ou
m'envoyer
dans
cette
vieille
prison
méchante
I
killed
my
man
and
I
don't
need
no
bail
J'ai
tué
mon
homme
et
je
n'ai
pas
besoin
de
caution
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2 Eavesdropper's Blues (Remastered)
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues (Remastered)
4 Sweet Mistreater (Remastered)
5 Sobbin' Hearted Blues (Remastered)
6 Lady Luck Blues (Remastered)
7 Yodling Blues (Remastered)
8 Pinchbacks-Take Em Away (Remastered)
9 He's Gone Blues (Remastered)
10 Any Woman's Blues (Remastered)
11 Mama's Got the Blues (Remastered)
12 Outside of That (Remastered)
13 Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle (Remastered)
14 You've Been a Good Old Wagon (Remastered)
15 Love Me Daddy Blues (Remastered)
16 Sing Sing Prison Blues (Remastered)
17 Woman's Trouble Blues (Remastered)
18 Keeps On a-Rainin' (Remastered)
19 Reckless Blues (Remastered)
20 Far Away Blues (Remastered)
2 Eavesdropper's Blues (Remastered)
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues (Remastered)
4 Sweet Mistreater (Remastered)
5 Sobbin' Hearted Blues (Remastered)
6 Lady Luck Blues (Remastered)
7 Yodling Blues (Remastered)
8 Pinchbacks-Take Em Away (Remastered)
9 He's Gone Blues (Remastered)
10 Any Woman's Blues (Remastered)
11 Mama's Got the Blues (Remastered)
12 Outside of That (Remastered)
13 Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle (Remastered)
14 You've Been a Good Old Wagon (Remastered)
15 Love Me Daddy Blues (Remastered)
16 Sing Sing Prison Blues (Remastered)
17 Woman's Trouble Blues (Remastered)
18 Keeps On a-Rainin' (Remastered)
19 Reckless Blues (Remastered)
20 Far Away Blues (Remastered)
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