Lyrics and translation Lead Belly - Poor Howard
Poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone,
left
me
here
to
sing
his
song
Pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti,
il
m'a
laissé
ici
pour
chanter
sa
chanson
Poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone,
left
me
here
to
sing
his
song
Pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti,
il
m'a
laissé
ici
pour
chanter
sa
chanson
Poor
Howard
had
a
wife
and
she
nagged
him
all
his
life
Pauvre
Howard
avait
une
femme
et
elle
le
harcelait
toute
sa
vie
So
he
used
his
butcher
knife---like
I
said
he
had
a
wife
Alors
il
a
utilisé
son
couteau
de
boucher ---
comme
j'ai
dit,
il
avait
une
femme
Now
poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone...
Maintenant,
pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti ...
They
took
Howard
off
to
jail,
wouldn't
let
me
go
his
bail,
Ils
ont
emmené
Howard
en
prison,
ils
ne
m'ont
pas
laissé
payer
sa
caution,
They
said
if
he
is
your
friend,
buy
a
lily
for
his
hand
Ils
ont
dit
que
s'il
est
ton
ami,
achète
un
lys
pour
sa
main
Poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone...
Pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti ...
When
we
laid
his
bones
to
rest
we
fulfilled
his
last
request
Lorsque
nous
avons
mis
ses
os
au
repos,
nous
avons
exaucé
sa
dernière
requête
He
said
buddies
bury
me
far
from
her
as
I
can
be
Il
a
dit :
« Mes
amis,
enterrez-moi
aussi
loin
qu'elle
que
possible »
Now
poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone...
Maintenant,
pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti ...
His
last
words
were
Friends,
goodbye.
Don't
you
worry;
don't
you
cry.
Ses
derniers
mots
étaient :
« Amis,
au
revoir.
Ne
vous
inquiétez
pas ;
ne
pleurez
pas. »
I
don't
mind
this
a
gettin'
hung,
at
least
I
stopped
her
naggin'
tongue'
« Je
ne
me
soucie
pas
d'être
pendu,
au
moins
j'ai
arrêté
sa
langue
qui
me
harcelait »
Now
poor
Howard's
dead
and
gone...
Maintenant,
pauvre
Howard
est
mort
et
parti ...
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Writer(s): Alan Lomax, Juldeh Camara, Liam Sean Tyson, Robert Plant, David Smith, Huddie Ledbetter, Justin Alexander Adams, William Fuller, John Malvern Baggott, John A. Lomax
1
Irene (Goodnight Irene)
2
John Hardy
3
Pigmeat
4
Jim Crow Blues
5
T.B. Blues
6
How Long
7
Duncan and Brady (Brady)
8
Poor Howard
9
Outskirts of Town
10
Easy Rider
11
Good Morning Blues
12
Queen Mary
13
Laura
14
Jean Harlow
15
Sweet Jenny Lee
16
Old Man
17
Haul Away, Joe
18
Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
19
4, 5 and 9
20
In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
21
Red Cross Store Blues
22
Irene (Intro) [Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 2/6/1941, Pt. 1]
23
Irene (Outro) [Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 7]
24
Leaving Blues (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 6)
25
Ha-Ha This a Way (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 5)
26
Yellow Gal (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 4)
27
Boll Weevil (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 3)
28
Grey Goose (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 2)
29
Irene (Intro) [Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 3/13/1941, Pt. 1]
30
Been so Long (Bellevue Hospital Blues)
31
Big Fat Woman
32
Hitler Song (Mr. Hitler)
33
National Defense Blues
34
Excerpt from the Lonesome Train
35
Alberta
36
When A Man's A Long Way From Home
37
Blind Lemon
38
Diggin' My Potatoes (I)
39
Ella Speed
40
The Hindenburg Disaster
41
I'm so Glad, I Done Got Over
42
Ain't You Glad (The Blood Done Signed My Name)
43
Governor Pat Neff
44
Governor O.K. Allen
45
Scottsboro Boys
46
Boll Weevil
47
Sukey Jump
48
Ha-Ha This a Way
49
The Gallis Pole
50
Rock Island Line
51
Old Riley
52
Cotton Fields
53
Take This Hammer
54
Pick A Bale Of Cotton
55
Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night)
56
John Henry
57
The Midnight Special
58
Fannin Street (Mister Tom Hughes Town)
59
The Bourgeois Blues
60
There's a Man Going Around Taking Names
61
Almost Day (Wnyc - Folk Songs of America, Recorded 2/6/1941, Pt. 2)
62
On A Monday
63
Keep Your Hands Off Her
64
Good, Good, Good (Talking, Preaching) / We Shall Walk Through the Valley
65
Meeting at the Building
66
Noted Rider
67
Out on the Western Plains
68
Moanin'
69
Ham and Eggs
70
Shorty George
71
Whoa Back, Buck
72
Linin' Track
73
Julie Ann Johnson
74
Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy
75
Sally Walker
76
Green Corn
77
Fiddler's Dram
78
Almost Day
79
Alabama Bound
80
We Shall Be Free (with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston)
81
You Can't Lose Me Cholly
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