Lyrics and translation Big Joe Williams - Brother James (Original Mix)
Brother
James
went
out
ridin',
ridin'
in
that
'29
Ford
Frère
James
est
sorti
en
voiture,
en
voiture
dans
cette
Ford
29
Brother
James
went
out
ridin',
ridin'
in
that
'29
Ford
Frère
James
est
sorti
en
voiture,
en
voiture
dans
cette
Ford
29
Well,
that
poor
man
was
drinkin'
bad
whiskey,
hoo-hoo-well,
boys,
he
sure
done
losed
his
soul
Eh
bien,
ce
pauvre
homme
buvait
du
mauvais
whisky,
hoo-hoo-well,
les
garçons,
il
a
vraiment
perdu
son
âme
Lord,
I
went
out
in
Greenville,
looked
down
in
Brother
James'
face
Seigneur,
je
suis
sorti
à
Greenville,
j'ai
regardé
le
visage
de
Frère
James
(Beat
it
on
out,
sad
words
to
say)
(Frappe-le,
des
mots
tristes
à
dire)
Lord,
I
went
out
in
Greenville,
looked
down
in
Brother
James'
face
Seigneur,
je
suis
sorti
à
Greenville,
j'ai
regardé
le
visage
de
Frère
James
I
says,
"Sleep
on,
Brother
James,
I
will
meet
you
Resurrection
Day."
J'ai
dit
:« Dors,
Frère
James,
je
te
retrouverai
le
jour
de
la
Résurrection.
»
Lord,
Brother
James
died
of
a
sudden,
and
he
didn't
have
time
to
pray
Seigneur,
Frère
James
est
mort
soudainement,
et
il
n'a
pas
eu
le
temps
de
prier
(Lay
it
on
out,
boys)
(Pose-le,
les
garçons)
Brother
James
died
suddenly,
didn't
have
time
to
pray
Frère
James
est
mort
soudainement,
il
n'a
pas
eu
le
temps
de
prier
I
said,
"Goodbye,
Brother
James,
hoo-hoo-well,
I
meet
you
Resurrection
Day."
J'ai
dit
:« Au
revoir,
Frère
James,
hoo-hoo-well,
je
te
retrouve
le
jour
de
la
Résurrection.
»
Now,
he
left
Sister
Lottie,
tryin'
to
save
her
wicked
soul
Maintenant,
il
a
laissé
Sœur
Lottie,
essayant
de
sauver
son
âme
pécheresse
(Play
it,
boys)
(Joue-le,
les
garçons)
Now,
he
left
Sister
Lottie,
tryin'
to
save
her
wicked
soul
Maintenant,
il
a
laissé
Sœur
Lottie,
essayant
de
sauver
son
âme
pécheresse
She
ain't
gon'
drink
no
more
whiskey,
hoo-hoo-well,
boy
won't
ride
in
no
'29
Ford
Elle
ne
boira
plus
de
whisky,
hoo-hoo-well,
le
garçon
ne
roulera
plus
dans
une
Ford
29
I
went
to
the
graveyard,
and
I
peeped
down
in
Brother
James'
face
Je
suis
allé
au
cimetière,
et
j'ai
regardé
le
visage
de
Frère
James
Lord,
I
went
to
the
graveyard
and
I,
peeped
down
in
Brother
James'
face
Seigneur,
je
suis
allé
au
cimetière
et
j'ai
regardé
le
visage
de
Frère
James
Says,
"You
know
you
died
drunk,
Brother
James,
and
you
didn't
have
time
to
pray."
Il
a
dit
:« Tu
sais
que
tu
es
mort
ivre,
Frère
James,
et
tu
n'as
pas
eu
le
temps
de
prier.
»
Farewell,
Brother
James,
hope
we
will
meet
someday
Adieu,
Frère
James,
j'espère
que
nous
nous
retrouverons
un
jour
(Play
it
for
poor
Joe
once)
(Joue-le
pour
le
pauvre
Joe
une
fois)
Farewell,
Brother
James,
hope
we
will
meet
someday
Adieu,
Frère
James,
j'espère
que
nous
nous
retrouverons
un
jour
I
will
be
at
the
feasting
table,
hoo-hoo-well,
when
they
stick
Brother
James
away
Je
serai
à
la
table
du
festin,
hoo-hoo-well,
quand
ils
enterreront
Frère
James
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23 Doggin' the Dog (Original Mix)
24 Crawling King Snake (Original Mix)
25 Chewred Up Grass (Original Mix)
26 Careless Love (Original Mix)
27 Break 'Em on Down (Original Mix)
28 Baby Please Don't Go (Original Mix)
29 Wild Cow Blues (Original Mix)
2 Brother James (Original Mix)
3 I'm Getting Wild About Her (Original Mix)
4 I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More (Original Mix)
5 49 Highway Blues (Original Mix)
6 Vitamin a (Original Mix)
7 Stack O'dollars (Original Mix)
8 Someday Baby (Original Mix)
9 Somebody's Been Worryin' (Original Mix)
10 Rootin' Ground Hog (Original Mix)
11 Rainy Day Blues (Original Mix)
12 Providence Help the Poor People (Original Mix)
13 Please Don't Go (Original Mix)
14 Peach Orchard Mama (Original Mix)
15 Nobody in Mind (Original Mix)
16 Meet Me Around the Corner (Original Mix)
17 Little Leg Woman (Original Mix)
18 Jumpin' Down Blues (Original Mix)
19 I Know You Gonna Miss Me (Original Mix)
20 I Don't Dig It (Original Mix)
21 His Spirit Lives on (Original Mix)
22 Highway 49 (Original Mix)
23 Doggin' the Dog (Original Mix)
24 Crawling King Snake (Original Mix)
25 Chewred Up Grass (Original Mix)
26 Careless Love (Original Mix)
27 Break 'Em on Down (Original Mix)
28 Baby Please Don't Go (Original Mix)
29 Wild Cow Blues (Original Mix)
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