Lyrics and translation Gil Scott-Heron - The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
What
we
want
to
discuss
here
Ce
que
l'on
veut
discuter
ici
Are
routes
out
of
the
ghetto
Ce
sont
les
moyens
de
sortir
du
ghetto
This
is
called
On
appelle
ça
The
"Get
Out
of
the
Ghetto"
blues
Le
"Blues
du
Sors
du
Ghetto"
I
know
you
think
you're
cool
Je
sais
que
tu
te
trouves
cool
Lord,
if
they
bus
your
kids
to
school
Mon
Dieu,
si
on
amène
tes
enfants
à
l'école
en
bus
I
know
you
think
you're
cool
Je
sais
que
tu
te
trouves
cool
Just
'cause
they
bus
your
kids
to
school
Simplement
parce
qu'on
amène
tes
enfants
à
l'école
en
bus
But
you
ain't
got
a
thing
to
lose
Mais
tu
n'as
rien
à
perdre
You
just
got
the
get
out
of
the
ghetto
blues
Tu
n'as
que
le
blues
du
"Sors
du
Ghetto"
I
know
you
think
you're
cool
Je
sais
que
tu
te
trouves
cool
If
you're
gettin'
two
welfare
checks
Si
tu
reçois
deux
chèques
d'assistance
You
done
told
me
you
think
you're
cool
Tu
m'as
dit
que
tu
te
trouves
cool
Because
you're
gettin'
two
welfare
checks
Parce
que
tu
reçois
deux
chèques
d'assistance
Yea,
but
you
got
ten
years
to
lose
(if
they
catch
you)
Oui,
mais
tu
as
dix
ans
à
perdre
(s'ils
te
prennent)
Just
tryin'
to
fight
that
get
out
of
the
ghetto
blues
Essaye
juste
de
combattre
ce
blues
du
"Sors
du
Ghetto"
What
it
is,
what
it
is
C'est
ça,
c'est
ça
I
know
Je
sais
Whoo!
Whoo!
If
he
don't
catch
you
in
the
wash
S'il
ne
t'attrape
pas
à
la
lessive
Lord
knows,
he'll
catch
you
in
the
rinse
Dieu
sait
qu'il
t'attrapera
au
rinçage
I
know,
I
know
you
think
you're
cool
Je
sais,
je
sais
que
tu
te
trouves
cool
Just
'cause
you
shooting
that
stuff
in
your
arm
Simplement
parce
que
tu
te
piques
ce
truc
dans
le
bras
I
seen
you
nodding
Je
t'ai
vu
hocher
de
la
tête
'Cause
you
shoot
that
stuff
in
your
arm
Parce
que
tu
te
piques
ce
truc
dans
le
bras
And
it
don't
matter
which
pine
box
you
choose
Et
ça
ne
change
rien
au
cercueil
que
tu
choisirais
You
got
the
get
out
of
the
ghetto
blues
Tu
as
le
blues
du
"Sors
du
Ghetto"
Yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
yeah
Ouais,
ouais,
ouais,
ouais,
ouais,
ouais,
ouais
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1
Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2 Omen
3 Brother
4 Comment #1
5 Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
6 The Subject Was Faggots
7 Evolution (And Flashback)
8 Plastic Pattern People
9 Whitey On the Moon
10 Enough
11 Paint It Black
12 Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?
13 Everyday
14 Ain't No New Thing
15 The King Alfred Plan
16 Wiggy
17 Did You Hear What They Said? (Alt take 1)
18 The Middle of Your Day (Alt take 1)
19 Free Will (Alt take 1)
20 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (alternate ending)
21 Speed Kills (Alt take 3)
22 The King Alfred Plan (Alt)
23 No Knock (Alt)
24 Wiggy (Alt)
25 Ain't No New Thing (breakdown take)
26 Billy Green Is Dead (Alt)
27 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations (Alt)
28 No Knock (breakdown Alt take)
29 Free Will (Alt take 2)
30 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
31 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations
32 Did You Hear What They Said?
33 Speed Kills
34 The Middle of Your Day
35 No Knock
36 Billy Green Is Dead
37 Sex Education: Ghetto Style
2 Omen
3 Brother
4 Comment #1
5 Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
6 The Subject Was Faggots
7 Evolution (And Flashback)
8 Plastic Pattern People
9 Whitey On the Moon
10 Enough
11 Paint It Black
12 Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?
13 Everyday
14 Ain't No New Thing
15 The King Alfred Plan
16 Wiggy
17 Did You Hear What They Said? (Alt take 1)
18 The Middle of Your Day (Alt take 1)
19 Free Will (Alt take 1)
20 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (alternate ending)
21 Speed Kills (Alt take 3)
22 The King Alfred Plan (Alt)
23 No Knock (Alt)
24 Wiggy (Alt)
25 Ain't No New Thing (breakdown take)
26 Billy Green Is Dead (Alt)
27 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations (Alt)
28 No Knock (breakdown Alt take)
29 Free Will (Alt take 2)
30 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
31 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations
32 Did You Hear What They Said?
33 Speed Kills
34 The Middle of Your Day
35 No Knock
36 Billy Green Is Dead
37 Sex Education: Ghetto Style
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