Lyrics and translation Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
Good
morning
captain
Bonjour
mon
capitaine
Good
morning
shine
Bonjour
soleil
Do
you
need
another
mule
skinner
As-tu
besoin
d'un
autre
mule
skinner
Out
on
your
new
mud
line?
Sur
ta
nouvelle
ligne
de
boue ?
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he-e-hee
Yodel-ay-ee-he-e-hee
I
like
to
work
J'aime
travailler
I'm
rollin'
all
the
time
Je
roule
tout
le
temps
I
can
pop
my
initials
Je
peux
mettre
mes
initiales
On
a
mule's
behind
Sur
le
derrière
d'une
mule
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
A-lay-ee
a-lay-ee
odelayhee
A-lay-ee
a-lay-ee
odelayhee
Hey,
little
water
boy
Hé,
petit
garçon
de
l'eau
Bring
that
water
'round
Apporte
cette
eau
If
you
don't
like
your
job
Si
tu
n'aimes
pas
ton
travail
Set
that
water
bucket
down
Posez
ce
seau
d'eau
Yodel-ay-he-ayoodela-hee
Yodel-ay-he-ayoodela-hee
Yodel-eedel-odel-ayhee-deyoodela-hee
Yodel-eedel-odel-ayhee-deyoodela-hee
Yodel-ay-ee-he
lay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
lay-ee-he
De-yodel-ayhee-hee-hee-a-hee
De-yodel-ayhee-hee-hee-a-hee
Workin'
on
the
good
roads
Je
travaille
sur
les
bonnes
routes
Dollar
and
a
half
a
day-ay
Un
dollar
et
demi
par
jour
My
good
gal's
waitin'
on
a
saturday
night
Ma
bonne
fille
attend
le
samedi
soir
Just
to
draw
my
pay
Juste
pour
encaisser
mon
salaire
I'm
goin'
to
town
honey
Je
vais
en
ville,
ma
chérie
What
you
want
me
to
bring
you
back?
Que
veux-tu
que
je
t'apporte ?
Bring
a
pint
o'
booze
Apporte
un
litre
de
vin
And
a
John
B.
Stetson
hat
Et
un
chapeau
John
B.
Stetson
Bring
it
to
me,
honey!
Apporte-le
moi,
ma
chérie !
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-eedel-odel-ayhee-deyoodela-he
Yodel-eedel-odel-ayhee-deyoodela-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
deyodel-ay-ee-he
Yodel-ay-ee-he
deyodel-ay-ee-he
A-lay-ee-he-he-a-he
A-lay-ee-he-he-a-he
I
smell
your
bread
a-burnin'
Je
sens
ton
pain
brûler
Turn
your
damper
down
Baisse
ton
amortisseur
If
you
ain't
got
a
damper
Si
tu
n'as
pas
d'amortisseur
Good
gal,
turn
your
bread
around!
Ma
bonne
fille,
retourne
ton
pain !
Yodel-ay-he-deyodel-ay-hee
Yodel-ay-he-deyodel-ay-hee
Deyodel-ay-he-he-ay-hee
Deyodel-ay-he-he-ay-hee
Rate the translation
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
Attention! Feel free to leave feedback.