Lyrics and translation Gil Scott-Heron - Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
One,
two
Un,
deux
One,
two,
three,
four
Un,
deux,
trois,
quatre
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
One
more
Encore
un
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Here
come
the
mine
cars
and
it's
damn
near
dawn
Voilà
les
wagonnets
de
mine
et
il
fait
presque
jour
Another
shift
of
men,
some
of
'em
my
friends,
comin'
on
Une
autre
équipe
d'hommes,
certains
sont
mes
amis,
arrivent
Hard
to
imagine
workin'
in
the
mines
Difficile
d'imaginer
travailler
dans
les
mines
Got
coal
dust
in
your
lungs,
on
your
skin
and
on
your
mind
De
la
poussière
de
charbon
dans
les
poumons,
sur
la
peau
et
dans
l'esprit
Yes,
well,
I've
listened
to
the
speeches
Oui,
eh
bien,
j'ai
écouté
les
discours
And
it
occurred
to
me,
politicians
don't
understand
Et
je
me
suis
rendu
compte
que
les
politiciens
ne
comprennent
pas
Thoughts
of
isolation,
ain't
no
sunshine
in
the
ground
Les
pensées
d'isolement,
il
n'y
a
pas
de
soleil
sous
terre
It's
just
like
workin'
in
a
graveyard
three
miles
down
C'est
comme
travailler
dans
un
cimetière
à
trois
miles
de
profondeur
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
hold
on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
tiens
bon
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
yeah
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
oui
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Damn
near
a
legend
as
old
as
the
mines
Presque
une
légende
aussi
vieille
que
les
mines
Things
that'll
happen
in
the
pits
just
don't
change
with
times
Les
choses
qui
arrivent
dans
les
puits
ne
changent
pas
avec
le
temps
Work
'til
you're
exhausted
in
too
little
space
Travailler
jusqu'à
l'épuisement
dans
un
espace
trop
petit
A
history
of
disastrous
fears
etched
on
your
face
Une
histoire
de
peurs
désastreuses
gravées
sur
ton
visage
Somebody
signs
a
paper,
everybody
thinks
it's
fine
Quelqu'un
signe
un
papier,
tout
le
monde
pense
que
tout
va
bien
But
Taft
and
Hartley
ain't
done
one
day
in
the
mines
Mais
Taft
et
Hartley
n'ont
pas
passé
une
journée
dans
les
mines
Said
you
start
to
stiffen
up,
heard
a
crackin'
sound
On
dit
que
tu
commences
à
te
raidir,
on
entend
un
craquement
Just
like
workin'
in
a
graveyard
three
miles
down
Comme
travailler
dans
un
cimetière
à
trois
miles
de
profondeur
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
hold
on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
tiens
bon
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
chante
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Here
come
the
mine
cars
and
it's
damn
near
dawn
Voilà
les
wagonnets
de
mine
et
il
fait
presque
jour
Another
shift
of
men,
some
of
'em
my
friends,
comin'
on
Une
autre
équipe
d'hommes,
certains
sont
mes
amis,
arrivent
Hard
to
imagine
workin'
in
the
mines
Difficile
d'imaginer
travailler
dans
les
mines
Got
coal
dust
in
your
lungs,
on
your
skin
and
on
your
mind
De
la
poussière
de
charbon
dans
les
poumons,
sur
la
peau
et
dans
l'esprit
Yes,
well,
I've
listened
to
the
speeches
Oui,
eh
bien,
j'ai
écouté
les
discours
And
it
occurred
to
me,
politicians
don't
understand
Et
je
me
suis
rendu
compte
que
les
politiciens
ne
comprennent
pas
Thoughts
of
isolation,
ain't
no
sunshine
in
the
ground
Les
pensées
d'isolement,
il
n'y
a
pas
de
soleil
sous
terre
It's
just
like
workin'
in
a
graveyard
three
miles
down
C'est
comme
travailler
dans
un
cimetière
à
trois
miles
de
profondeur
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
chante
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
new
song
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
nouvelle
chanson
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
new
song
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
nouvelle
chanson
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Thank
you
for
grasping
this
song
Merci
d'avoir
compris
cette
chanson
That
was
damn
good
C'était
vraiment
bien
Brothers
and
sisters,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
thank
you
for
your
patience
Frères
et
sœurs,
mesdames
et
messieurs,
je
vous
remercie
de
votre
patience
Could
you
please
put
your
hands
together
and
welcome
Pourriez-vous
s'il
vous
plaît
joindre
vos
mains
et
accueillir
The
group,
"The
Amnesia
Express"
Le
groupe,
"The
Amnesia
Express"
Thank
you
very
much
Merci
beaucoup
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1
Introduction (Live 1983)
2 Not Needed (Live 1984)
3 Winter In America (Live 1984)
4 Johannesburg (Live 1983)
5 Intro to Johannesburg (Live 1983)
6 Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
7 Intro to Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
8 The Bottle (Live 1983)
9 Intro to the Bottle (Live 1983)
10 Washington DC (Live 1983)
11 Intro to Washington DC (Live 1983)
12 Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
13 Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
14 Band Introductions (Live 1983)
15 Winter In America (Live 1983)
16 Intro to Winter In America (Live 1983)
17 A Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
18 Intro to a Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
19 B Movie (Live 1983)
20 Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
21 Intro to Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
22 Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
23 Intro to Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
24 We Almost Lost Detroit (Live 1983)
25 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live 1993)
2 Not Needed (Live 1984)
3 Winter In America (Live 1984)
4 Johannesburg (Live 1983)
5 Intro to Johannesburg (Live 1983)
6 Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
7 Intro to Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
8 The Bottle (Live 1983)
9 Intro to the Bottle (Live 1983)
10 Washington DC (Live 1983)
11 Intro to Washington DC (Live 1983)
12 Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
13 Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
14 Band Introductions (Live 1983)
15 Winter In America (Live 1983)
16 Intro to Winter In America (Live 1983)
17 A Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
18 Intro to a Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
19 B Movie (Live 1983)
20 Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
21 Intro to Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
22 Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
23 Intro to Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
24 We Almost Lost Detroit (Live 1983)
25 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live 1993)
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