Lyrics and translation Grateful Dead - Mama Tried (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 26, 1971)
Mama Tried (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 26, 1971)
Maman a essayé (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, 26 avril 1971)
The
first
I
remember
knowin'
La
première
chose
dont
je
me
souviens
Was
that
lonesome
whistle
blowin'
C'était
ce
sifflet
solitaire
qui
sifflait
And
a
youngin's
dream
Et
le
rêve
d'un
jeune
Of
growin'
up
to
ride
De
grandir
pour
monter
On
a
freight
train
leavin'
town
Dans
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
la
bonne
voie
But
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé
Was
the
only
rebel
child
J'étais
l'unique
enfant
rebelle
From
a
family
meek
and
mild
D'une
famille
douce
et
gentille
Mama
seemed
to
know
Maman
semblait
savoir
What
lay
in
store
Ce
qui
m'attendait
In
spite
of
all
my
Malgré
tout
ce
que
j'avais
Sunday
learnin'
Appris
le
dimanche
For
the
bad
I
kept
on
turnin'
Pour
le
mal,
j'ai
continué
à
tourner
And
mama
couldn't
hold
me
anymore
Et
maman
ne
pouvait
plus
me
retenir
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
Et
j'ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin'
life
without
parole
Faisant
ma
vie
sans
libération
conditionnelle
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
la
bonne
voie
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
m'élever
mieux
But
her
pleadin'
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Cela
ne
laisse
personne
à
blâmer
que
moi
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
Dear
old
daddy
rest
his
soul
Mon
cher
vieux
papa,
que
son
âme
repose
en
paix
Left
my
mom
a
heavy
load
A
laissé
à
ma
mère
un
lourd
fardeau
She
tried
so
very
hard
Elle
a
essayé
très
fort
To
fill
his
shoes
De
remplir
ses
chaussures
Workin'
hours
without
rest
Travaillant
des
heures
sans
repos
Wanted
me
to
have
the
best
Voulait
que
j'aie
le
meilleur
Oh,
she
tried
to
raise
me
right
Oh,
elle
a
essayé
de
m'élever
correctement
But
I
refused
Mais
j'ai
refusé
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
Et
j'ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin'
life
without
parole
Faisant
ma
vie
sans
libération
conditionnelle
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
la
bonne
voie
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
m'élever
mieux
But
her
pleadin'
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Cela
ne
laisse
personne
à
blâmer
que
moi
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
And
I
turned
21
in
prison
Et
j'ai
eu
21
ans
en
prison
Doin'
life
without
parole
Faisant
ma
vie
sans
libération
conditionnelle
No
one
could
steer
me
right
Personne
ne
pouvait
me
mettre
sur
la
bonne
voie
But
mama
tried,
mama
tried
Mais
maman
a
essayé,
maman
a
essayé
Mama
tried
to
raise
me
better
Maman
a
essayé
de
m'élever
mieux
But
her
pleadin'
I
denied
Mais
ses
supplications,
je
les
ai
refusées
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Cela
ne
laisse
personne
à
blâmer
que
moi
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
That
leaves
no
one
but
me
to
blame
Cela
ne
laisse
personne
à
blâmer
que
moi
'Cause
mama
tried
Parce
que
maman
a
essayé
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Writer(s): Merle Haggard
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Me & My Uncle (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 29, 1971)
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Turn On Your Love Light (Live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 1969)
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The Other One (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 28, 1971)
52
Playing In the Band (Live Manhattan Center, New York, NY, April 6, 1971)
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The Eleven (Live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 1969)
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St. Stephen (Live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 1969)
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Cumberland Blues (Live In England 1972)
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He's Gone (Live In Amsterdam 1972)
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One More Saturday Night (Live In England 1972)
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Black Peter (Live 1970)
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Hard to Handle (Live 1970)
63
Bertha (Live Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 27, 1971)
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Truckin' (Live In London 1972)
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Mr. Charlie (Live 1972)
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Wake Up Little Susie (Live 1970)
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And We Bid You Goodnight (Live)
68
Sugar Magnolia (Live In Paris 1972)
69
I've Been All Around This World (Live 1970)
70
Ramble On Rose (Live 1972)
71
It Hurts Me Too (Live In London 1972)
72
Dark Hollow (Live 1970)
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Brown-Eyed Woman (Live In Denmark 1972)
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Katie Mae (Live 1970)
75
Morning Dew (Live In London 1972)
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I Know You Rider (Live In Paris 1972)
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China Cat Sunflower (Live In Paris 1972)
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Tennessee Jed (Live 1972)
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Space (Live)
81
Rhythm Devils (Live)
82
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83
Prelude (Live In London 1972)
84
Epilogue (Live In London 1972)
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