Lyrics and translation Johnny Cash - The Wreck of the Old 97
The Wreck of the Old 97
Le naufrage du vieux 97
They
gave
him
his
orders
at
Monroe,
Virginia
Ils
lui
ont
donné
ses
ordres
à
Monroe,
Virginie
Sayin',
"Steve
you're
way
behind
time
En
disant :
"Steve,
tu
es
en
retard
This
is
not
Thirty-Eight
Ce
n'est
pas
le
38
This
is
ol'
Ninety-Seven
C'est
le
vieux
97
Put
her
into
Spencer
on
time"
Ramène-le
à
Spencer
à
l'heure"
Well
he
turned
around
and
said
to
his
big
greasy
fireman
Il
s'est
retourné
et
a
dit
à
son
grand
pompier
gras
"Hey
shovel
on
a
little
more
coal
"Hé,
mets
un
peu
plus
de
charbon
And
when
we
cross
that
white
oak
mountain
Et
quand
on
franchira
la
montagne
de
chêne
blanc
Watch
ol'
Ninety-Seven
roll"
Regarde
rouler
le
vieux
97"
It's
a
mighty
rough
road
from
Lynchburg
to
Danville
C'est
une
route
bien
difficile
de
Lynchburg
à
Danville
In
a
line
on
a
three
mile
grade
En
ligne
sur
une
pente
de
trois
milles
It
was
on
that
grade
that
he
lost
his
airbrakes
C'est
sur
cette
pente
qu'il
a
perdu
ses
freins
You
see
what
a
jump
he
made
Tu
vois
quel
saut
il
a
fait
He
was
going
down
the
grade
makin'
ninety
miles
an
hour
Il
descendait
la
pente
à
90 miles
à
l'heure
His
whistle
broke
into
a
scream
Son
sifflet
a
lancé
un
cri
He
was
found
in
the
wreck,
with
his
hand
on
the
throttle
On
l'a
retrouvé
dans
l'épave,
la
main
sur
la
manette
Scalded
to
death
by
the
steam
Brûlé
à
mort
par
la
vapeur
Well
now
all
you
ladies
you
better
take
a-warnin'
Eh
bien,
toutes
les
femmes,
vous
feriez
bien
de
prendre
garde
From
this
time
on
and
learn
À
partir
de
maintenant,
apprenez
Never
speak
harsh
words
to
your
true
lovin'
husband
Ne
dites
jamais
de
mots
durs
à
votre
véritable
mari
aimant
He
may
leave
you
and
never
return
Il
peut
te
quitter
et
ne
jamais
revenir
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Writer(s): BLAKE NORMAN GEORGE, CASH JOHNNY, JOHNSON ROBERT, WHITTER HENRY
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