Lyrics and translation Grateful Dead - Mama Tried [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
Mama Tried [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
Maman a essayé [Live au Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, 7 août 1971]
The
first
I
remember
knowin′
Le
premier
souvenir
que
j’ai
Was
that
lonesome
whistle
blowin'
C’est
ce
sifflement
solitaire
qui
sonnait
And
a
youngin′s
dream
Et
le
rêve
d’un
jeune
Of
growin'
up
to
ride
Qui
grandissait
pour
monter
On
a
freight
train
leavin'
town
Sur
un
train
de
marchandises
quittant
la
ville
Not
knowin′
where
I
was
bound
Ne
sachant
pas
où
j’allais
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
le
droit
chemin
But
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé
Was
the
only
rebel
child
J’étais
le
seul
enfant
rebelle
From
a
family
meek
and
mild
D’une
famille
douce
et
tranquille
Mama
seemed
to
know
Maman
semblait
savoir
What
lay
in
store
Ce
qui
m’attendait
In
spite
of
all
my
Malgré
tous
mes
Sunday
learnin′
Apprentissages
du
dimanche
For
the
bad
I
kept
on
turnin'
Je
continuais
de
mal
tourner
And
mama
couldn′t
hold
me
anymore
Et
maman
ne
pouvait
plus
me
retenir
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
J’ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin'
life
without
parole
Purgeant
une
peine
à
perpétuité
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
le
droit
chemin
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
me
faire
grandir
mieux
But
her
pleadin′
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Il
ne
reste
que
moi
à
blâmer
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
Dear
old
daddy
rest
his
soul
Mon
cher
papa,
que
son
âme
repose
en
paix
Left
my
mom
a
heavy
load
A
laissé
à
maman
un
lourd
fardeau
She
tried
so
very
hard
Elle
a
essayé
si
fort
To
fill
his
shoes
De
remplir
ses
chaussures
Workin′
hours
without
rest
Travaillant
des
heures
sans
repos
Wanted
me
to
have
the
best
Elle
voulait
que
j’aie
le
meilleur
Oh,
she
tried
to
raise
me
right
Oh,
elle
a
essayé
de
me
faire
grandir
correctement
But
I
refused
Mais
j’ai
refusé
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
J’ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin'
life
without
parole
Purgeant
une
peine
à
perpétuité
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
le
droit
chemin
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
me
faire
grandir
mieux
But
her
pleadin'
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Il
ne
reste
que
moi
à
blâmer
′Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
J’ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin′
life
without
parole
Purgeant
une
peine
à
perpétuité
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
le
droit
chemin
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
me
faire
grandir
mieux
But
her
pleadin'
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Il
ne
reste
que
moi
à
blâmer
′Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Il
ne
reste
que
moi
à
blâmer
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
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Writer(s): Merle Haggard
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Cumberland Blues [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
4
Empty Pages [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
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Beat It on Down the Line [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
6
Brown-Eyed Women [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
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St. Stephen [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
8
Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
9
Big Boss Man [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
10
Deal (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
11
Sugar Magnolia (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
12
Morning Dew (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
13
Loser [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
14
Playing In The Band [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
15
Uncle John's Band [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
16
Johnny B. Goode [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
17
El Paso [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
18
Mr. Charlie [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
19
Brokedown Palace [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
20
Sugaree [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
21
Mama Tried [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
22
Bertha [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
23
Good Lovin' [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
24
Big Boss Man - Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971
25
Promised Land - Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971
26
Cumberland Blues - Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971
27
Me & My Uncle (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
28
Turn On Your Lovelight (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
29
Casey Jones - Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971
30
China Cat Sunflower [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
31
I Know You Rider [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
32
Next Time You See Me [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
33
Truckin' - Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971
34
Sugar Magnolia [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
35
Sing Me Back Home [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
36
Me & My Uncle [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
37
Not Fade Away [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
38
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
39
Not Fade Away, Pt. 1 (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
40
Not Fade Away, pt. 2 (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
41
Me and Bobbie McGee [Live at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971]
42
The Other One, Pt. 1 (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
43
The Other One, Pt.2 (Live At Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, August 24, 1971)
44
Jam [Live at Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, August 7, 1971]
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