Lyrics and translation Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Yodelayeelayeelayee
I'm
goin'
to
California
where
they
sleep
out
every
night
Je
vais
en
Californie,
où
ils
dorment
dehors
tous
les
soirs
I'm
goin'
to
California
where
they
sleep
out
every
night
Je
vais
en
Californie,
où
ils
dorment
dehors
tous
les
soirs
I'm
leaving
you,
mama
'cause
you
know
you
don't
treat
me
right
Je
te
quitte,
maman,
parce
que
tu
sais
que
tu
ne
me
traites
pas
bien
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Listen
to
me,
mama
while
I
sing
you
this
song
Écoute-moi,
maman,
pendant
que
je
te
chante
cette
chanson
Listen
to
your
daddy
sing
you
this
lonesome
song
Écoute
ton
papa
te
chanter
cette
chanson
de
solitude
You
got
me
worried
now
but
I
won't
be
worried
long
Tu
me
rends
inquiet
maintenant,
mais
je
ne
serai
pas
inquiet
longtemps
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Let
me
tell
you
somethin'
mama,
that
you
don't
know
Laisse-moi
te
dire
quelque
chose,
maman,
que
tu
ne
sais
pas
Let
me
tell
you
somethin'
good
gal,
that
you
don't
know
Laisse-moi
te
dire
quelque
chose
de
bien,
ma
belle,
que
tu
ne
sais
pas
I'm
a
do
right
papa
and
got
a
home
everywhere
I
go
Je
suis
un
bon
papa
et
j'ai
un
foyer
partout
où
je
vais
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Got
the
California
blues
an
i'm
sure
gonna
leave
you
here
J'ai
le
blues
de
la
Californie
et
je
vais
certainement
te
laisser
ici
Lord,
lord
Seigneur,
seigneur
Got
the
California
blues
an
i'm
sure
gonna
leave
you
here
J'ai
le
blues
de
la
Californie
et
je
vais
certainement
te
laisser
ici
I
may
ride
the
blinds
Je
peux
rouler
sur
les
freins
I
ain't
got
no
railroad
fare
Je
n'ai
pas
de
billet
de
train
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Yodelayeelayeelayee
Man,
man
let's
go
to
town
Mec,
mec,
allons
en
ville
Hey,
hey
won't
be
long
now
Hé,
hé,
ça
ne
va
pas
tarder
I
don't
understand
what
makes
you
treat
me
like
you
do
Je
ne
comprends
pas
pourquoi
tu
me
traites
comme
tu
le
fais
I
can't
understand
Je
ne
comprends
pas
How
come
you
treat
me
like
you
do
do
do
do
Comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
me
traites
comme
tu
le
fais
Now
if
you
don't
want
me,
mama,
it's
a
cinch
i
don't
want
you
Maintenant,
si
tu
ne
me
veux
pas,
maman,
c'est
sûr
que
je
ne
te
veux
pas
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1
Why There's a Tear In My Eye
2 The Soldier's Sweetheart
3 Blue Yodel No.10 (Ground Hog Rootin' In My Back Yard)
4 Ninety Nine Years Blues
5 My Time Ain't Long
6 Hobo's Meditation
7 Roll Along Kentucky Moon
8 Southern Cannon Ball
9 My Good Gal's Gone
10 Looking for a New Mama
11 Gambling Polka Dot Blues
12 When the Cactus Is In Bloom (Round-Up Time Out West)
13 Let Me Be Your Side Track
14 The Wonderful City
15 Jimmie the Kid
16 Travellin' Blues
17 T.B. Blues
18 In the Hills of Tennessee
19 Mother, the Queen of My Heart
20 Whippin' That Old TB
21 Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line
22 Mississippi Delta Blues
23 Old Love Letters
24 Old Pal of My Heart
25 The Yodelling Ranger
26 Blue Yodel No. 13 (Women Made A Fool Out of Me)
27 I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now
28 The Cowhand's Last Ride
29 Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes
30 Blue Yodel No.12 (Barefoot Blues)
31 Sweet Mama Hurry Home
32 Miss the Mississippi and You
33 Prairie Lullaby
34 I've Only Loved Three Women
35 Gambling Bar Room Blues
36 Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
37 No Hard Times
38 Rock All Our Babies to Sleep
39 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2
40 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
41 The Mystery of Number Five
42 I'm Lonely and Blue
43 Waiting for a Train
44 Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)
45 Never No Mo' Blues
46 My Little Lady
47 My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans
48 My Old Pal
49 Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel or She's Long, She's Tall)
50 Memphis Yodel
51 Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)
52 In the Jailhouse Now
53 The Sailor's Plea
54 The Brakeman's Blues (Yodelling the Blues Away)
55 Away On the Mountain
56 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
57 Ben Dewberry's Final Run
58 Sleep Baby, Sleep
59 Desert Blues
60 Any Old Time
61 Blue Yodel No. 5
62 High Powered Mama
63 Jimmy's Mean Mamma Blues
64 Those Gambler's Blues
65 Pistol Packin' Papa
66 Blue Eyed Jane
67 Why Did You Give Me Your Love?
68 That's Why I'm Blue
69 Blue Yodel No. 11
70 Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)
71 Years Ago (Fifteen Years Ago Today)
72 Mississippi River Blues
73 My Rough and Rowdy Ways
74 Yodelling Cowboy
75 Blue Yodel No. 6
76 Frankie and Johnny
77 Jimmie's Texas Blues
78 Train Whistle Blues
79 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
80 I'm Sorry We Met
81 Hobo Bill's Last Ride
2 The Soldier's Sweetheart
3 Blue Yodel No.10 (Ground Hog Rootin' In My Back Yard)
4 Ninety Nine Years Blues
5 My Time Ain't Long
6 Hobo's Meditation
7 Roll Along Kentucky Moon
8 Southern Cannon Ball
9 My Good Gal's Gone
10 Looking for a New Mama
11 Gambling Polka Dot Blues
12 When the Cactus Is In Bloom (Round-Up Time Out West)
13 Let Me Be Your Side Track
14 The Wonderful City
15 Jimmie the Kid
16 Travellin' Blues
17 T.B. Blues
18 In the Hills of Tennessee
19 Mother, the Queen of My Heart
20 Whippin' That Old TB
21 Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line
22 Mississippi Delta Blues
23 Old Love Letters
24 Old Pal of My Heart
25 The Yodelling Ranger
26 Blue Yodel No. 13 (Women Made A Fool Out of Me)
27 I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now
28 The Cowhand's Last Ride
29 Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes
30 Blue Yodel No.12 (Barefoot Blues)
31 Sweet Mama Hurry Home
32 Miss the Mississippi and You
33 Prairie Lullaby
34 I've Only Loved Three Women
35 Gambling Bar Room Blues
36 Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
37 No Hard Times
38 Rock All Our Babies to Sleep
39 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2
40 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
41 The Mystery of Number Five
42 I'm Lonely and Blue
43 Waiting for a Train
44 Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)
45 Never No Mo' Blues
46 My Little Lady
47 My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans
48 My Old Pal
49 Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel or She's Long, She's Tall)
50 Memphis Yodel
51 Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)
52 In the Jailhouse Now
53 The Sailor's Plea
54 The Brakeman's Blues (Yodelling the Blues Away)
55 Away On the Mountain
56 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
57 Ben Dewberry's Final Run
58 Sleep Baby, Sleep
59 Desert Blues
60 Any Old Time
61 Blue Yodel No. 5
62 High Powered Mama
63 Jimmy's Mean Mamma Blues
64 Those Gambler's Blues
65 Pistol Packin' Papa
66 Blue Eyed Jane
67 Why Did You Give Me Your Love?
68 That's Why I'm Blue
69 Blue Yodel No. 11
70 Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)
71 Years Ago (Fifteen Years Ago Today)
72 Mississippi River Blues
73 My Rough and Rowdy Ways
74 Yodelling Cowboy
75 Blue Yodel No. 6
76 Frankie and Johnny
77 Jimmie's Texas Blues
78 Train Whistle Blues
79 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
80 I'm Sorry We Met
81 Hobo Bill's Last Ride
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