Lyrics and translation Elvis Presley - Big Boss Man (Take 9)
Big
boss
man
Grand
patron
Can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
Tu
ne
m'entends
pas
quand
je
t'appelle
?
Big
boss
man
Grand
patron
Can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
Tu
ne
m'entends
pas
quand
je
t'appelle
?
(Can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?)
(Tu
ne
m'entends
pas
quand
je
t'appelle
?)
Well,
you
ain't
so
big
Eh
bien,
tu
n'es
pas
si
grand
You
know
you're
just
tall
that's
all,
alright
Tu
sais
que
tu
es
juste
grand,
c'est
tout,
d'accord
Well,
you
got
me
workin'
boss
man
Eh
bien,
tu
me
fais
travailler,
patron
Workin'
'round
the
clock
Travailler
24
heures
sur
24
I
wanna
little
drink
of
water
Je
veux
un
petit
verre
d'eau
But
you
won't
let
big
Al
stop
Mais
tu
ne
laisseras
pas
Big
Al
s'arrêter
Big
boss
man
Grand
patron
Now
can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
Alright
Maintenant,
tu
ne
peux
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
? D'accord
Why
you
know
you
ain't
so
big
Pourquoi
tu
sais
que
tu
n'es
pas
si
grand
You
know,
you're
just
tall
that's
all
Tu
sais,
tu
es
juste
grand,
c'est
tout
Big
boss
man
(big
boss
man,
big
boss
man)
Grand
patron
(grand
patron,
grand
patron)
Why
can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
(can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?)
Pourquoi
ne
peux-tu
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
? (tu
ne
peux
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
?)
I
said
you
ain't
so
big
J'ai
dit
que
tu
n'étais
pas
si
grand
You're
just
tall
that's
all,
alright
Tu
es
juste
grand,
c'est
tout,
d'accord
I'm
gonna
get
me
a
boss
man
Je
vais
me
trouver
un
patron
One
who's
gonna
treat
me
right
Quelqu'un
qui
va
bien
me
traiter
I
work
hard
in
the
daytime
Je
travaille
dur
la
journée
Rest
easy
at
night
Je
me
repose
bien
la
nuit
Big
boss
man
(big
boss
man,
big
boss
man)
Grand
patron
(grand
patron,
grand
patron)
Can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
Tu
ne
peux
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
?
I
said
you
ain't
so
big
J'ai
dit
que
tu
n'étais
pas
si
grand
You're
just
tall
that's
all,
alright
baby
Tu
es
juste
grand,
c'est
tout,
d'accord
bébé
I'm
gonna
get
me
a
boss
man
Je
vais
me
trouver
un
patron
One
that's
gonna
treat
me
right
Quelqu'un
qui
va
bien
me
traiter
I
work
hard
in
the
daytime
Je
travaille
dur
la
journée
Rest
easy
at
night
Je
me
repose
bien
la
nuit
Big
boss
man,
big
boss
man,
big
boss
man
Grand
patron,
grand
patron,
grand
patron
Can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?
(can't
you
hear
me
when
I
call?)
Tu
ne
peux
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
? (tu
ne
peux
pas
m'entendre
quand
je
t'appelle
?)
I
said
you
ain't
so
big
J'ai
dit
que
tu
n'étais
pas
si
grand
You're
just
tall
that's
all
Tu
es
juste
grand,
c'est
tout
Alright,
big
boss
man
D'accord,
grand
patron
Big
boss
man
Grand
patron
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1
Hound Dog (Live)
2 I'm Yours (Take 5)
3 Indescribably Blue (Take 1)
4 Roustabout (Take 8)
5 They Remind Me Too Much of You (Take 4)
6 I Got a Feeling In My Body (Take 4)
7 Hurt (Take 5)
8 U.S. Male (Take 7)
9 We Call On Him (Take 8)
10 You Don't Know Me (Movie Version Take 3)
11 The Love Machine (Take 3)
12 This Is My Heaven (Take 7)
13 Young and Beautiful (Takes 4 & 5)
14 Treat Me Nice (Take 6)
15 Witchcraft (Take 3)
16 There's Always Me (Take 2)
17 Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (Takes 2 & 3)
18 Stay Away (Take 14)
19 Long Legged Girl (Alternate Master)
20 Love Letters (Take 2)
21 Never Say Yes (Takes 1 & 2)
22 My Desert Serenade (Take 7)
23 Loving You (Fast Version / Take 6)
24 Money Honey (Live)
25 Long Tall Sally (Live)
26 Puppet On a String (Take 10)
27 Please Don't Stop Loving Me (Take 10)
28 Make Me Know It (Takes 17 & 18)
29 I Want to Be Free (Takes 3 & 4)
30 I Beg of You (Take 5)
31 I Got a Woman (Live)
32 I Was the One (Live)
33 Heartbreak Hotel (Live)
34 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 13)
35 I Need Your Love Tonight (Take 4)
36 I Got Stung (Take 16)
37 King of the Whole Wide World (Take 3)
38 Come What May (Takes 3 & 4)
39 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 2)
40 Can't Help Falling In Love (Take 26)
41 Flaming Star (Takes 4 & 1)
42 G.I. Blues (Take 5)
43 Follow That Dream (Take 3)
44 (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me) (Take 1)
45 Blue Suede Shoes (Live)
46 Ask Me (Take 2)
47 A Boy Like Me, a Girl Like You (Take 4)
48 Anything That's Part of You (Take 8)
49 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Takes 1 & 2)
50 If the Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (Take 4)
51 Don't Forbid Me / You Belong to My Heart
52 A Thing Called Love (Rehearsal)
53 Fools Rush In (Take 9)
54 Until It's Time for You to Go (Take 5)
55 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Take 9)
56 Rip It Up (Take 14)
57 Memories - stereo master
58 Is It So Strange (Take 10)
59 No More (Take 1)
60 Today, Tomorrow and Forever (Duet Version / Take 2)
61 Where Do I Go from Here (Take 5)
62 Hide Thou Me (Home Recording)
63 That's What You Get for Lovin' Me (Takes 9 & 10)
64 Wonderful World (Take 15)
65 Promised Land (Take 2)
66 Lonely Man (Solo / Take 1)
67 Let Us Pray (Alternate Master)
68 Pocketful of Rainbows - Take 3
69 Doncha' Think It's Time (Take 48)
70 Got A Lot O' Livin' to Do - Movie Master Take 17
71 Big Boss Man (Take 9)
72 Harbor Lights - alt. take 3
73 Baby What You Want Me To Do - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
74 True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - alt. take 2
75 Almost - alt. take 6
76 Where Could I Go But To The Lord (with The Blossoms) - alt. take 4
77 Guitar Man - alt. take 1
78 Funny How Time Slips Away (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
79 Runaway - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
80 What'd I Say - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
81 She Thinks I Still Care (with Myrna Smith, Kathy Westmoreland, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 10
82 For The Heart (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 4
83 Pieces Of My Life (with Voice) - alt. take 1
84 Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 10
85 I Miss You (with Voice) - alt. take 1
86 Take Good Care Of Her (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 3
87 Snowbird - alt. take 2
88 Life - alt. take 2
89 The Next Step Is Love - alt. take 6
90 Walk A Mile In My Shoes (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
91 See See Rider (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
92 Steadfast, Loyal And True - undubbed master
93 Shake, Rattle And Roll - alt. take 2
94 The Fool - alt. take 1
95 Mexico - alt. take 2
2 I'm Yours (Take 5)
3 Indescribably Blue (Take 1)
4 Roustabout (Take 8)
5 They Remind Me Too Much of You (Take 4)
6 I Got a Feeling In My Body (Take 4)
7 Hurt (Take 5)
8 U.S. Male (Take 7)
9 We Call On Him (Take 8)
10 You Don't Know Me (Movie Version Take 3)
11 The Love Machine (Take 3)
12 This Is My Heaven (Take 7)
13 Young and Beautiful (Takes 4 & 5)
14 Treat Me Nice (Take 6)
15 Witchcraft (Take 3)
16 There's Always Me (Take 2)
17 Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (Takes 2 & 3)
18 Stay Away (Take 14)
19 Long Legged Girl (Alternate Master)
20 Love Letters (Take 2)
21 Never Say Yes (Takes 1 & 2)
22 My Desert Serenade (Take 7)
23 Loving You (Fast Version / Take 6)
24 Money Honey (Live)
25 Long Tall Sally (Live)
26 Puppet On a String (Take 10)
27 Please Don't Stop Loving Me (Take 10)
28 Make Me Know It (Takes 17 & 18)
29 I Want to Be Free (Takes 3 & 4)
30 I Beg of You (Take 5)
31 I Got a Woman (Live)
32 I Was the One (Live)
33 Heartbreak Hotel (Live)
34 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Take 13)
35 I Need Your Love Tonight (Take 4)
36 I Got Stung (Take 16)
37 King of the Whole Wide World (Take 3)
38 Come What May (Takes 3 & 4)
39 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 2)
40 Can't Help Falling In Love (Take 26)
41 Flaming Star (Takes 4 & 1)
42 G.I. Blues (Take 5)
43 Follow That Dream (Take 3)
44 (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me) (Take 1)
45 Blue Suede Shoes (Live)
46 Ask Me (Take 2)
47 A Boy Like Me, a Girl Like You (Take 4)
48 Anything That's Part of You (Take 8)
49 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Takes 1 & 2)
50 If the Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (Take 4)
51 Don't Forbid Me / You Belong to My Heart
52 A Thing Called Love (Rehearsal)
53 Fools Rush In (Take 9)
54 Until It's Time for You to Go (Take 5)
55 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Take 9)
56 Rip It Up (Take 14)
57 Memories - stereo master
58 Is It So Strange (Take 10)
59 No More (Take 1)
60 Today, Tomorrow and Forever (Duet Version / Take 2)
61 Where Do I Go from Here (Take 5)
62 Hide Thou Me (Home Recording)
63 That's What You Get for Lovin' Me (Takes 9 & 10)
64 Wonderful World (Take 15)
65 Promised Land (Take 2)
66 Lonely Man (Solo / Take 1)
67 Let Us Pray (Alternate Master)
68 Pocketful of Rainbows - Take 3
69 Doncha' Think It's Time (Take 48)
70 Got A Lot O' Livin' to Do - Movie Master Take 17
71 Big Boss Man (Take 9)
72 Harbor Lights - alt. take 3
73 Baby What You Want Me To Do - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
74 True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - alt. take 2
75 Almost - alt. take 6
76 Where Could I Go But To The Lord (with The Blossoms) - alt. take 4
77 Guitar Man - alt. take 1
78 Funny How Time Slips Away (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
79 Runaway - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
80 What'd I Say - Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/22/69 Midnight Show
81 She Thinks I Still Care (with Myrna Smith, Kathy Westmoreland, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 10
82 For The Heart (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 4
83 Pieces Of My Life (with Voice) - alt. take 1
84 Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 10
85 I Miss You (with Voice) - alt. take 1
86 Take Good Care Of Her (with J.D. Sumner & The Stamps) - alt. take 3
87 Snowbird - alt. take 2
88 Life - alt. take 2
89 The Next Step Is Love - alt. take 6
90 Walk A Mile In My Shoes (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
91 See See Rider (with The Sweet Inspirations & The Imperials Quartet) - previously unreleased live
92 Steadfast, Loyal And True - undubbed master
93 Shake, Rattle And Roll - alt. take 2
94 The Fool - alt. take 1
95 Mexico - alt. take 2
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