Lyrics and translation Eric Bibb - Bourgeois Blues (Remastered)
Me
and
my
wife
went
all
over
town
Ma
femme
et
moi
avons
fait
le
tour
de
la
ville
And
everywhere
we
went
people
turned
us
down
Et
partout
où
nous
allions,
les
gens
nous
ont
refusé
Lord,
in
a
bourgeois
town
Mon
Dieu,
dans
une
ville
bourgeoise
It′s
a
bourgeois
town
C'est
une
ville
bourgeoise
I
got
the
bourgeois
blues
J'ai
le
blues
bourgeois
Gonna
spread
the
news
all
around
Je
vais
répandre
la
nouvelle
partout
Home
of
the
brave,
land
of
the
free
Patrie
des
braves,
terre
des
libres
I
don't
wanna
be
mistreated
by
no
bourgeoisie
Je
ne
veux
pas
être
maltraité
par
la
bourgeoisie
Lord,
in
a
bourgeois
town
Mon
Dieu,
dans
une
ville
bourgeoise
Uhm,
the
bourgeois
town
Uhm,
la
ville
bourgeoise
I
got
the
bourgeois
blues
J'ai
le
blues
bourgeois
Gonna
spread
the
news
all
around
Je
vais
répandre
la
nouvelle
partout
Well,
me
and
my
wife
we
were
standing
upstairs
Eh
bien,
ma
femme
et
moi,
nous
étions
debout
à
l'étage
We
heard
the
white
man
say
"I
don′t
want
no
niggers
up
there"
Nous
avons
entendu
l'homme
blanc
dire
"Je
ne
veux
pas
de
nègres
là-haut"
Lord,
in
a
bourgeois
town
Mon
Dieu,
dans
une
ville
bourgeoise
Uhm,
bourgeois
town
Uhm,
ville
bourgeoise
I
got
the
bourgeois
blues
J'ai
le
blues
bourgeois
Gonna
spread
the
news
all
around
Je
vais
répandre
la
nouvelle
partout
Well,
them
white
folks
in
Washington
sure
know
how
Eh
bien,
ces
blancs
à
Washington
savent
bien
To
call
a
colored
man
a
nigger
just
to
see
him
bow
Appeler
un
homme
de
couleur
un
nègre
juste
pour
le
voir
s'incliner
Lord,
it's
a
bourgeois
town
Mon
Dieu,
c'est
une
ville
bourgeoise
Uhm,
the
bourgeois
town
Uhm,
la
ville
bourgeoise
I
got
the
bourgeois
blues
J'ai
le
blues
bourgeois
Gonna
spread
the
news
all
around
Je
vais
répandre
la
nouvelle
partout
I
tell
the
colored
folks
y'all
listen
to
me
Je
dis
aux
gens
de
couleur,
vous
m'écoutez
Don′t
try
to
find
you
no
home
in
Washington,
DC
N'essayez
pas
de
trouver
une
maison
à
Washington,
DC
′Cause
it's
a
bourgeois
town
Parce
que
c'est
une
ville
bourgeoise
Uhm,
the
bourgeois
town
Uhm,
la
ville
bourgeoise
I
got
the
bourgeois
blues
J'ai
le
blues
bourgeois
Gonna
spread
the
news
all
around
Je
vais
répandre
la
nouvelle
partout
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41 Weepin’ Mary (Remastered)
42 Sittin’ In a Hotel Room (Remastered)
43 Saucer ‘n’ Cup (Remastered)
44 Victory Voices (Remastered)
45 Stickin’ To You (Remastered)
2 Dig a Little Deeper In the Well (Remastered)
3 Tell Riley (Remastered)
4 Dance Me To the End of Love (Remastered)
5 No More Cane On the Brazos (Remastered)
6 Bayou Belle (Remastered)
7 Boll Weevil (Remastered)
8 Kokomo (Remastered)
9 On My Way To Bamako (Remastered)
10 Have a Heart (Remastered)
11 For You (Remastered)
12 Sinner Man (Remastered)
13 Right On Time (Remastered)
14 With My Maker I Am One (Remastered)
15 In My Time (Remastered)
16 Come Back Baby (Remastered)
17 Hold On (Remastered)
18 Connected (Remastered)
19 A Ship Called Love (Remastered)
20 Stagolee (Remastered)
21 Guru Man Blues (Remastered)
22 Heading Home (Remastered)
23 Champagne Habits (Remastered)
24 Drinkin’ Gourd (Remastered)
25 Too Much Stuff (Remastered)
26 Destiny Blues (Remastered)
27 Wayfaring Stranger (Remastered)
28 Shingle By Shingle (Remastered)
29 The Right Thing (Remastered)
30 Needed Time (Remastered)
31 Water (Remastered)
32 Bourgeois Blues (Remastered)
33 Diamond Days (Remastered)
34 Shine On (Remastered)
35 Forgiveness Is Gold (Remastered)
36 In My Father’s House (Remastered)
37 Let the Mothers Step Up (Remastered)
38 Faded Jeans (Remastered)
39 The Way You Are (Remastered)
40 Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (Remastered)
41 Weepin’ Mary (Remastered)
42 Sittin’ In a Hotel Room (Remastered)
43 Saucer ‘n’ Cup (Remastered)
44 Victory Voices (Remastered)
45 Stickin’ To You (Remastered)
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