Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
Tillie
Brown
was
a
dancing
fool
Tillie
Brown
était
une
folle
de
danse
Spent
her
time
in
a
dancing
school
Elle
passait
son
temps
dans
une
école
de
danse
When
the
band
would
play
Quand
le
groupe
jouait
Tillie
would
start
right
in
to
sway
Tillie
commençait
tout
de
suite
à
se
balancer
First
one
out
on
the
ballroom
floor
Première
sur
la
piste
de
danse
She
never
got
enough,
she
just
craved
for
more
Elle
n'en
avait
jamais
assez,
elle
en
voulait
toujours
plus
When
she
start
to
sway
Quand
elle
se
mettait
à
se
balancer
All
the
girls
and
boys
would
say
Tous
les
filles
et
les
garçons
disaient
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
There
ain't
no
use
to
hurrying
'cause
you
wanna
prance
Il
n'y
a
pas
besoin
de
se
presser
parce
que
tu
veux
faire
la
danseuse
You've
got
all
night
to
do
that
dance
Tu
as
toute
la
nuit
pour
danser
Whoa,
Tillie,
lay
'em
down
Whoa,
Tillie,
fais-les
tomber
Whoa,
Tillie
Brown
Whoa,
Tillie
Brown
You
don't
know
what
to
shake
Tu
ne
sais
pas
ce
qu'il
faut
secouer
When
you
shake
Quand
tu
secoues
What
to
break
Ce
qu'il
faut
casser
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
There
ain't
no
use
to
hurrying
'cause
you
wanna
prance
Il
n'y
a
pas
besoin
de
se
presser
parce
que
tu
veux
faire
la
danseuse
Look
out
there,
Tillie,
you
got
all
night
to
do
that
dance
Regarde
là-bas,
Tillie,
tu
as
toute
la
nuit
pour
danser
Whoa,
Tillie,
lay
'em
down
Whoa,
Tillie,
fais-les
tomber
Whoa,
Tillie,
Tillie
Brown
Whoa,
Tillie,
Tillie
Brown
You
don't
know
what
to
shake
Tu
ne
sais
pas
ce
qu'il
faut
secouer
When
you
shake
Quand
tu
secoues
What
to
break
Ce
qu'il
faut
casser
Whoa,
Tillie,
take
your
time
Whoa,
Tillie,
prends
ton
temps
Rate the translation
1
Oh Gee, Oh Gosh, Oh Golly
2 Oh Gee, Oh Gosh, Oh Golly I'm In Love
3 Gulf Coast Blues
4 Stella
5 Swinging Down The Lane
6 Stingaree Blues
7 Down Hearted Blues
8 Aggravatin' Papa
9 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
10 It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'
11 Midnight Blues
12 Bleeding Hearted Blues
13 Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
14 Yes! We Have No Bananas
15 St. Louis Gal
16 Sam Jones' Blues
17 Outside of That
18 Oh Daddy Blues
19 Jail-House Blues
20 Graveyard Dream Blues
21 Chicago Bound Blues
22 Beale Street Mama
23 New Orleans Joys
24 The Pearls
25 Grandpa Spells
26 Big Fat Ham
27 The Southern Stomps
28 Sweet Lovin' Man
29 New Orleans Stomp
30 Snake Rag
31 Sobbin' Blues
32 Canal Street Blues
33 I'm Going Away to Wear You Off My Mind
34 Just Gone
35 Krooked Blues
36 Working Man's Blues
37 Zulu's Ball
38 Chattanooga Stomp
39 I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
40 Jazzin' Babies' Blues
41 London Cafe Blues
42 Mabel's Dream
43 Sweet Baby Doll
44 Nobody In Town Can Bake A Jelly Roll Like My Man
45 Lovie Austin Down Hearted Blues
46 My Sweetie Went Away
47 Homesick
48 Lovin' Sam Sheik Of Alabam
49 Wild Cat Blues
50 Kansas City Man Blues
51 You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
52 Morning Will Come
53 Coal Black Mammy
54 Arcady
55 My Electric Girl
56 Tell Me A Story
57 I'm Gonna See You
58 Bull Blues
59 Linger Awhile
60 Do Doodle Oom
61 Linger Awhile - Foxtrot
62 Dixie Moon - Foxtrot
63 Don't Think You'll Be Missed
64 Dicty Blues
65 You've Got to Get Hot
66 Old Black Joe's Blues
67 When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked In
68 Down South Blues
69 I Want To
70 Chime Blues
71 Chattanooga (Down in Tennessee)
72 Lonesome Journey Blues
73 Eddie (Steady)
74 No No Nora
75 He Loves It
76 Shreveport Blues
77 Carry Me Back To My Carolina Home
78 You Remind Me of My Mother
79 You Know You Belong to Somebody Else
80 Just a Girl That Men Forget
81 Faded Love Letters
82 My home town in Kansas
2 Oh Gee, Oh Gosh, Oh Golly I'm In Love
3 Gulf Coast Blues
4 Stella
5 Swinging Down The Lane
6 Stingaree Blues
7 Down Hearted Blues
8 Aggravatin' Papa
9 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
10 It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'
11 Midnight Blues
12 Bleeding Hearted Blues
13 Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
14 Yes! We Have No Bananas
15 St. Louis Gal
16 Sam Jones' Blues
17 Outside of That
18 Oh Daddy Blues
19 Jail-House Blues
20 Graveyard Dream Blues
21 Chicago Bound Blues
22 Beale Street Mama
23 New Orleans Joys
24 The Pearls
25 Grandpa Spells
26 Big Fat Ham
27 The Southern Stomps
28 Sweet Lovin' Man
29 New Orleans Stomp
30 Snake Rag
31 Sobbin' Blues
32 Canal Street Blues
33 I'm Going Away to Wear You Off My Mind
34 Just Gone
35 Krooked Blues
36 Working Man's Blues
37 Zulu's Ball
38 Chattanooga Stomp
39 I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
40 Jazzin' Babies' Blues
41 London Cafe Blues
42 Mabel's Dream
43 Sweet Baby Doll
44 Nobody In Town Can Bake A Jelly Roll Like My Man
45 Lovie Austin Down Hearted Blues
46 My Sweetie Went Away
47 Homesick
48 Lovin' Sam Sheik Of Alabam
49 Wild Cat Blues
50 Kansas City Man Blues
51 You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
52 Morning Will Come
53 Coal Black Mammy
54 Arcady
55 My Electric Girl
56 Tell Me A Story
57 I'm Gonna See You
58 Bull Blues
59 Linger Awhile
60 Do Doodle Oom
61 Linger Awhile - Foxtrot
62 Dixie Moon - Foxtrot
63 Don't Think You'll Be Missed
64 Dicty Blues
65 You've Got to Get Hot
66 Old Black Joe's Blues
67 When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked In
68 Down South Blues
69 I Want To
70 Chime Blues
71 Chattanooga (Down in Tennessee)
72 Lonesome Journey Blues
73 Eddie (Steady)
74 No No Nora
75 He Loves It
76 Shreveport Blues
77 Carry Me Back To My Carolina Home
78 You Remind Me of My Mother
79 You Know You Belong to Somebody Else
80 Just a Girl That Men Forget
81 Faded Love Letters
82 My home town in Kansas
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