Lyrics and translation Paul Robeson - My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home
Ma vieille maison du Kentucky
Turpentine
and
dandelion
wine,
I've
turned
the
corner,
an'
I'm
doin'
fine.
De
la
térébenthine
et
du
vin
de
pissenlit,
j'ai
tourné
la
page
et
je
vais
bien.
Shootin'
at
the
birds
on
the
telephone
line;
Pickin'
'em
off
with
this
gun
o'
mine.
Je
tire
sur
les
oiseaux
sur
la
ligne
téléphonique
; Je
les
élimine
avec
mon
fusil.
Got
a
fire
in
my
belly
and
a
fire
in
my
head,
Going
higher
and
higher
'til
I'm
dead.
J'ai
le
feu
au
ventre
et
le
feu
à
la
tête,
Je
monte
de
plus
en
plus
haut
jusqu'à
ce
que
je
meure.
Sister
Sue
is
short
and
stout,
She
didn't
grow
up,
she
grew
out.
Ma
sœur
Sue
est
petite
et
trapue,
Elle
n'a
pas
grandi,
elle
a
grossi.
Momma
says
she's
plain,
but
she's
just
being
kind.
Maman
dit
qu'elle
est
simple,
mais
elle
est
juste
gentille.
Papa
thinks
she's
pretty,
but
he's
almost
blind.
Papa
pense
qu'elle
est
belle,
mais
il
est
presque
aveugle.
Don't
let
her
out
much
except
at
night.
On
ne
la
laisse
pas
sortir
beaucoup,
sauf
la
nuit.
But
I
don't
care
'cause
I'm
all
right.
Mais
je
m'en
fiche
car
je
vais
bien.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
Young
folks
roll
on
the
floor.
Les
jeunes
gens
se
roulent
par
terre.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
Keep
them
hard
times
away
from
my
door.
Garde
ces
moments
difficiles
loin
de
ma
porte.
Brother
Gene
is
big
and
mean,
And
he
don't
have
much
to
say.
Mon
frère
Gene
est
grand
et
méchant,
Et
il
n'a
pas
grand-chose
à
dire.
He
had
a
little
woman
who
he
whooped
each
day,
But
now
she's
gone
away.
Il
avait
une
petite
femme
qu'il
battait
chaque
jour,
Mais
maintenant
elle
est
partie.
Got
drunk
last
night,
kicked
momma
down
the
stairs,
But
I'm
all
right,
so
I
don't
care.
Il
s'est
saoulé
hier
soir,
il
a
donné
des
coups
de
pied
à
maman
dans
les
escaliers,
Mais
je
vais
bien,
alors
je
m'en
fiche.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
And
the
young
folks
are
rollin'
on
the
floor.
Et
les
jeunes
gens
se
roulent
par
terre.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
Keep
them
hard
times
away
from
my
door.
Garde
ces
moments
difficiles
loin
de
ma
porte.
Turpentine
and
dandelion
wine,
I've
turned
the
corner,
an'
I'm
doin'
fine.
De
la
térébenthine
et
du
vin
de
pissenlit,
j'ai
tourné
la
page
et
je
vais
bien.
Shootin'
at
the
birds
on
the
telephone
line;
Pickin'
'em
off
with
this
gun
o'
mine.
Je
tire
sur
les
oiseaux
sur
la
ligne
téléphonique
; Je
les
élimine
avec
mon
fusil.
Got
a
fire
in
my
belly
and
a
fire
in
my
head,
Goin'
higher
and
higher
'till
I'm
dead.
J'ai
le
feu
au
ventre
et
le
feu
à
la
tête,
Je
monte
de
plus
en
plus
haut
jusqu'à
ce
que
je
meure.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
And
the
young
folks
are
rollin'
on
the
floor.
Et
les
jeunes
gens
se
roulent
par
terre.
Oh,
the
sun
shines
bright
on
my
old
Kentucky
home.
Oh,
le
soleil
brille
fort
sur
ma
vieille
maison
du
Kentucky.
Keep
them
hard
times
away
from
my
door.
Garde
ces
moments
difficiles
loin
de
ma
porte.
Keep
them
hard
times
away
from
my
door.
Garde
ces
moments
difficiles
loin
de
ma
porte.
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Writer(s): Stephen Foster
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2
Dere's a Man Goin' Round' Takin' Names
3
Piccaninny's Slumber Song
4
Deep Desert
5
I Stood On the Ribber Jordan - Peter Go Ring Dem Bells
6
Medley of Spirituals
7
Doan' You Cry Ma Honey
8
Piccaninny Shoes
9
In a Narrow Street
10
Roll de Ole Chariot Along
11
Pilgrim's Song
12
Mammy Is Gone
13
Dere's No Hidin' Place
14
De Li'l Pickaninny's Gone to Sleep
15
Oh Didn't It Rain
16
Plantation Songs (Part 1)
17
Plantation Songs (Part 2)
18
Oh Rock Me Julie
19
There is a Green Hill
20
On Ma Journey
21
Swing Along
22
You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things
23
Golden River
24
Work All de Summer
25
Ebenezer
26
Ol' Man River (Live At the Dury Lane Theatre)
27
Snowball
28
Shortnin' Bread
29
Fat Li'l Fella Wid His Mammy's Eyes
30
Intro/ Carry Me Back/ Mighty Lak' a Rose/ Round the Bend of the Road/ River Stay 'Way from My Door/ O'l Man River (Medley) [Part 2]
31
Intro/ Roll de Ole Chariot/ Mary Had a Baby/ Swing Low/ Heav'n, Heav'n (Medley) [Part 1]
32
Blue Prelude
33
Waterboy
34
Lazy Bones
35
Were You There
36
Bye and Bye
37
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
38
Take Me Away from the River
39
Round the Bend of the Road
40
Hush-a-Bye Lullaby
41
Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
42
Steal Away
43
Scarecrow
44
Wagon Wheels
45
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
46
De Ole Ark's A-Movering
47
Jes' Mah Song
48
Shenandoah
49
Killing Song
50
Canoe Song
51
Congo Lullaby
52
Love Song
53
Intro /Lazy Bones/ Scarecrow/ Fat Li'l Feller/ Wagon Wheels/ Deep River/ Ma Curly-Headed Baby/ Carry Me Back to Green Pastures/ Old Folks At Home (Medley No. 2)
54
The Banjo Song
55
I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming
56
Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
57
Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy
58
St Louis Blues
59
So Shy
60
Got The South In My Soul
61
Wid de Moon Moon Moon
62
Ma' Curly Headed Baby
63
Mah Lindy Lou
64
Mighty Lak' a Rose
65
Just Keepin' On
66
The Lonesome Road
67
Little Pal
68
Sonny Boy
69
Roll Away Clouds
70
Mammy
71
Git On Board Li'l Children
72
My Lord, What a Mornin'
73
I Want To Be Ready
74
Weepin' Mary
75
Sinner, Please Doan' Let Dis Harves' Pass
76
Scandalize My Name
77
Down De Lover's Lane
78
Seem Lak' to Me
79
Hail De Crown
80
Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
81
Exhortation
82
High Water
83
Nearer, My God, To Thee
84
Seekin'
85
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
86
That's Why the Darkies Were Born
87
Bear de Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wing
88
Li'l Gal
89
Mary Had a Baby, Yes Lord
90
The Folks I Used To Know
91
My Heart Is Where The Mohawk Flows Tonight
92
River, Stay 'Way From My Door
93
Ol' Man River
94
My Old Kentucky Home
95
Poor Old Joe
96
Old Folks At Home - "Swanee River"
97
Go Down, Moses
98
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