Lyrics and translation Harry Belafonte - Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)

Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)

Jerry (Ce bois doit rouler)

Timber, timber

Bois, bois

Lord this timber gotta roll

Mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

I got to pull this timber ′fore the sun go down

Je dois déplacer ce bois avant que le soleil ne se couche

Get it cross that river 'fore the boss comes ′round

Le faire traverser la rivière avant que le patron n'arrive

Get it on down that dusty road

Le faire descendre sur cette route poussiéreuse

Come on Jerry let's tow this load,

Allez Jerry, on va tirer cette charge,

Cryin' timber, timber Lord this timber gotta roll

En pleurant bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Timber, timber, Lord this timber gotta roll

Bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Well my old Jerry is an Arkansas mule

Eh bien, mon vieux Jerry est un mulet de l'Arkansas

Been everywhere and he ain′t no fool

Il a été partout et il n'est pas un idiot

Work get heavy, ol′ Jerry get sore

Le travail devient lourd, le vieux Jerry a mal

Pulled so much he won't pull no more

Il a tellement tiré qu'il ne tirera plus

Cryin′ timber, timber Lord this timber gotta roll

En pleurant bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Timber, timber, Lord this timber gotta roll

Bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

The boss he tried to shoot ol' Jerry in the head

Le patron a essayé de tirer sur le vieux Jerry à la tête

Jerry ducked that bullet and stomped him dead

Jerry a esquivé la balle et l'a piétiné à mort

Stomped that boss till I wanted to scream

Il l'a piétiné jusqu'à ce que j'aie envie de crier

Should have killed him ′cause he's so mean

J'aurais dû le tuer parce qu'il est tellement méchant

Cryin′ timber, timber Lord this timber gotta roll

En pleurant bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Timber, timber, Lord this timber gotta roll

Bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Well the boss kicked Jerry and made him jump

Eh bien, le patron a donné un coup de pied à Jerry et l'a fait sauter

Jerry reared and kicked the boss on the rump

Jerry s'est cabré et a donné un coup de pied au patron sur les fesses

Now my old Jerry was good old mule

Maintenant, mon vieux Jerry était un bon vieux mulet

Had it been me Lord I had a killed that fool

Si c'était moi, mon Dieu, je l'aurais tué, ce crétin

Cryin' timber, timber Lord this timber gotta roll

En pleurant bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

Timber, timber, Lord this timber gotta roll

Bois, bois, mon Dieu, ce bois doit rouler

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Writer(s): Traditional

Album

Greatest Hits

date of release

21-07-2000

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20 Cocoanut Woman
21 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
22 A-Roving
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24 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
25 Come Back Liza
26 Delia's Gone
27 God Bless the Child
28 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
29 Hold 'Em Joe
30 Muleskinner
31 Once Was
32 Danny Boy
33 When the Saints Go Marching In
34 Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
35 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
36 Angelique-O
37 On Top of Old Smokey
38 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
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40 Sylvie
41 Unchained Melody
42 Island in the Sun
43 Land of the Sea and Sun
44 Midnight Special
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46 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
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