Lyrics and translation Lonnie Johnson - Broken Levee Blues
I
wants
to
go
back
to
Helena,
the
high
waters
got
me
bogged.
J'aimerais
retourner
à
Helena,
les
eaux
hautes
m'ont
coincé.
I
wants
to
go
back
to
Helena,
the
high
waters
got
me
bogged.
J'aimerais
retourner
à
Helena,
les
eaux
hautes
m'ont
coincé.
I
woke
up
early
this
mornin',
a
water
hole
in
my
back
yard.
Je
me
suis
réveillé
tôt
ce
matin,
un
trou
d'eau
dans
ma
cour.
They
want
me
to
work
on
the
levee,
I
have
to
leave
my
home.
Ils
veulent
que
je
travaille
sur
la
digue,
je
dois
quitter
mon
foyer.
They
want
to
work
on
the
levee,
that
I
have
to
leave
my
home.
Ils
veulent
que
je
travaille
sur
la
digue,
je
dois
quitter
mon
foyer.
I
was
so
scared
the
levee
might
break
out
and
I
may
drown.
J'avais
tellement
peur
que
la
digue
ne
cède
et
que
je
me
noie.
The
water
was
round
my
windows
and
backin'
all
up
in
my
door.
L'eau
était
autour
de
mes
fenêtres
et
remontait
jusqu'à
ma
porte.
The
water
was
all
up
'round
my
windows
and
backin'
all
up
in
my
door.
L'eau
était
tout
autour
de
mes
fenêtres
et
remontait
jusqu'à
ma
porte.
I'd
rather
to
leave
my
home
'cause
I
can't
live
there
no
more.
J'aurais
plutôt
quitté
mon
foyer
parce
que
je
ne
peux
plus
y
vivre.
The
police
run
me
all
from
Cairo,
all
through
Arkansas.
La
police
m'a
fait
fuir
de
Caire,
à
travers
l'Arkansas.
The
police
run
me
all
from
Cairo,
all
through
Arkansas.
La
police
m'a
fait
fuir
de
Caire,
à
travers
l'Arkansas.
And
put
me
in
jail,
behind
those
cold
iron
bars.
Et
m'a
mis
en
prison,
derrière
ces
froides
barreaux.
The
police
say
work,
fight,
or
go
to
jail,
I
say
I
ain't
totin'
no
sack.
La
police
dit
travaille,
bats-toi,
ou
vas
en
prison,
je
dis
que
je
ne
porte
pas
de
sac.
Police
say
work,
fight,
or
go
to
jail,
I
say
I
ain't
totin'
no
sack.
La
police
dit
travaille,
bats-toi,
ou
vas
en
prison,
je
dis
que
je
ne
porte
pas
de
sac.
And
I
ain't
buildin'
no
levee,
the
planks
is
on
the
ground
and
I
ain't
drivin'
no
nails.
Et
je
ne
construis
pas
de
digue,
les
planches
sont
au
sol
et
je
ne
cloue
pas.
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1
I'm So Tired Of Living All Alone
2 A Handful of Riffs
3 Guitar Blues
4 Blue Blood Blues
5 Jet Black Blues
6 Death Is On Your Track
7 I Want a Little Some O'That What You Got
8 It Feels So Good - Part 2
9 It Feels So Good - Part 1
10 Have to Change Keys to Play These Blues
11 Two Tone Stomp
12 Blue Guitars
13 Careless Love
14 Toothache Blues - Part 2
15 Furniture Man Blues - Part 2
16 Furniture Man Blues - Part 1
17 Toothache Blues - Part 1
18 New Black Snake Blues - Part 2
19 New Black Snake Blues - Part 1
20 Wrong Woman Blues
21 Broken Levee Blues
22 Crowing Rooster Blues
23 Way Down That Lonesome Road
24 When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own
2 A Handful of Riffs
3 Guitar Blues
4 Blue Blood Blues
5 Jet Black Blues
6 Death Is On Your Track
7 I Want a Little Some O'That What You Got
8 It Feels So Good - Part 2
9 It Feels So Good - Part 1
10 Have to Change Keys to Play These Blues
11 Two Tone Stomp
12 Blue Guitars
13 Careless Love
14 Toothache Blues - Part 2
15 Furniture Man Blues - Part 2
16 Furniture Man Blues - Part 1
17 Toothache Blues - Part 1
18 New Black Snake Blues - Part 2
19 New Black Snake Blues - Part 1
20 Wrong Woman Blues
21 Broken Levee Blues
22 Crowing Rooster Blues
23 Way Down That Lonesome Road
24 When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own
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