Lyrics and translation Jimmie Rodgers - No Hard Times
I
got
a
bale
of
flour,
Lord,
I
got
a
bucket
of
lard
J'ai
un
sac
de
farine,
mon
Dieu,
j'ai
un
seau
de
saindoux
I
got
a
bale
of
flour,
Lord,
I
got
a
bucket
of
lard
J'ai
un
sac
de
farine,
mon
Dieu,
j'ai
un
seau
de
saindoux
I
ain't
got
no
blues,
got
chickens
in
my
back
yard
Je
n'ai
pas
le
blues,
j'ai
des
poulets
dans
ma
cour
Got
corn
in
my
crib,
cotton
growin'
in
my
patch
J'ai
du
maïs
dans
mon
grenier,
du
coton
qui
pousse
dans
mon
champ
Got
corn
in
my
crib,
cotton
growin'
in
my
patch
J'ai
du
maïs
dans
mon
grenier,
du
coton
qui
pousse
dans
mon
champ
Got
that
old
hen
settin',
waitin'
for
that
old
hen
to
hatch
J'ai
cette
vieille
poule
qui
couve,
j'attends
que
cette
vieille
poule
éclose
Pick
that
thing,
boy
Prends
ça,
mon
garçon
Play
it,
brother
Joue,
mon
frère
Gonna
buy
all
my
chillin'
a
brand
new
pair
of
shoes
Je
vais
acheter
à
tous
mes
enfants
une
nouvelle
paire
de
chaussures
Gonna
buy
all
my
chillin'
a
brand
new
pair
of
shoes
Je
vais
acheter
à
tous
mes
enfants
une
nouvelle
paire
de
chaussures
I'm
gonna
quit
singin'
these
doggone,
hard
time
blues
Je
vais
arrêter
de
chanter
ces
maudits
blues
de
la
misère
I'm
gonna
hitch
up
my
mules
Je
vais
atteler
mes
mules
I'm
gonna
take
a
hoe
to
my
line
Je
vais
prendre
une
houe
pour
ma
ligne
Gonna
hitch
up
my
mule,
take
a
hoe
to
my
line
Je
vais
atteler
mes
mules,
prendre
une
houe
pour
ma
ligne
And
I
can't
be
bothered
with
all
these
old
hard
times
Et
je
ne
peux
pas
être
dérangé
par
tous
ces
vieux
temps
difficiles
De-yo-de-day-oh,
hard
times
De-yo-de-day-oh,
temps
difficiles
I'm
gonna
build
me
a
shanty
Je
vais
me
construire
une
cabane
Lord,
I'm
gonna
settle
down
Seigneur,
je
vais
m'installer
I'm
gonna
build
me
a
shanty
Je
vais
me
construire
une
cabane
Lord,
I'm
gonna
settle
down
Seigneur,
je
vais
m'installer
Gonna
get
me
a
corn-fed
mama
Je
vais
me
trouver
une
maman
nourrie
au
maïs
Lord,
and
quit
runnin'
around
Seigneur,
et
arrêter
de
courir
partout
I
can
make
more
money
with
my
pig
and
plow
Je
peux
gagner
plus
d'argent
avec
mon
cochon
et
ma
charrue
I
can
make
more
money
with
my
pig
and
plow
Je
peux
gagner
plus
d'argent
avec
mon
cochon
et
ma
charrue
With
my
one-eyed
mule
and
my
good
old
Jersey
cow
Avec
ma
mule
borgne
et
ma
bonne
vieille
vache
Jersey
De-yo-de-day-ee,
hard
time
blues
De-yo-de-day-ee,
blues
de
la
misère
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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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