Lyrics and translation Bo Diddley - Say! Boss Man

Say! Boss Man

Dis, mon patron !

Say Boss Man Trk 4 Disc 2 2: 33

Dis, mon patron ! Piste 4 Disque 2 2: 33

(Ellas McDaniel)

Bo Diddley - vocal & guitar, Willie Dixon - bass

Bo Diddley - chant et guitare, Willie Dixon - basse

Clifton James or Frank Kirkland - drums

Clifton James ou Frank Kirkland - batterie

Peggy Jones - bking vocal, Jerome Green - maracas,

Peggy Jones - chant de fond, Jerome Green - maracas,

Lafayette Leake - piano, poss. Harvey Fuqua male vocal.

Lafayette Leake - piano, poss. Harvey Fuqua chant masculin.

Recorded Aug. 15, 1957, Originally Checker single #878

Enregistré le 15 août 1957, Originalement Checker single #878

B0009231-02 Hipo Select (Geffen) 2007

A-huh-huh (a-um)

I got nineteen kids at home gotta eat

J'ai dix-neuf enfants à la maison qui doivent manger

Eighteen of 'em need shoes on their feet

Dix-huit d'entre eux ont besoin de chaussures aux pieds

Boss man can't you see?

Mon patron, tu ne vois pas ?

All nineteen kids I've gotta feed

Je dois nourrir mes dix-neuf enfants

Ooh-oooh-ho-oh

Ooh-hoooh-oh

Early this mo'nin landlord knock on do's

Tôt ce matin, le propriétaire a frappé à la porte

Don't pay the rent boy you gotta go

Tu ne payes pas le loyer, mon garçon, il faut que tu partes

Three days, three months in arrears

Trois jours, trois mois d'arriérés

Five days notice you move away from here

Cinq jours de préavis, tu déménages d'ici

(Piano & chorus)

(Piano et chœur)

Worked all day any overtime

J'ai travaillé toute la journée, et des heures supplémentaires

Nineteen kids drive me outta my mind

Dix-neuf enfants me font perdre la tête

Ooh-hoho-oh-oh

Ooh-hoho-ho-oh

Place I used to work they went on a strike

L'endroit où je travaillais, ils ont fait grève

No use tryin' they'll never take me back

Inutile d'essayer, ils ne me reprendront jamais

A-huh-huh (a-um)

(A-huh-huh) a-huh-huh, move (hey) (a-um) (hey)

(A-huh-huh) a-huh-huh, bouge (hey) (a-um) (hey)

Never gonna move (hey) (a-um) (hey)

Je ne bougerai jamais (hey) (a-um) (hey)

(A-huh-huh) I gotta move (a-um)

(A-huh-huh) Je dois bouger (a-um)

FADES-

FADE-

(A-huh-huh) uh-huh-huh.

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Writer(s): Ellas Mcdaniel

Album

Diddley Daddy - The Collection

date of release

15-10-2012

1 Bo Diddley
2 Road Runner
3 Story of Bo Diddley
4 Walkin' and Talkin'
5 Craw-Dad
6 Gun Slinger
7 Signifying Blues
8 Aztec
9 Not Guilty
10 Pills
11 Call Me
12 You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
13 Bo's Guitar
14 Nursery Rhyme
15 Dancing Girl
16 Come On Baby
17 Spanish Guitar
18 Ride On Josephine
19 Cadillac
20 Sixteen Tons
21 Whoa Mule (Shine)
22 Doing The Crawdaddy
23 Hong Kong, Mississippi
24 Bo Diddley Is A Lover
25 She's Alright
26 Moon Baby
27 Say Man, Back Again
28 Say Man
29 I'm a Man
30 Diddley Daddy
31 She's Fine, She's Mine
32 Pretty Thing
33 Bring It to Jerome
34 Diddy Wah Diddy
35 I'm Looking For A Woman
36 Who Do You Love
37 I'm Bad
38 Cops & Robbers
39 Down Home Special
40 Hey! Bo Diddley
41 Mona
42 Say! Boss Man
43 Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)
44 Hush Your Mouth
45 Dearest Darling
46 Willie And Lillie
47 Bo Meets The Monster
48 I'm Sorry
49 Oh Yea
50 Crackin' Up
51 The Great Grandfather
52 The Clock Strikes Twelve

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