Lyrics and translation Paul Simon - That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters)
A
long
time
ago,
yeah
Il
y
a
longtemps,
oui
Before
you
was
born,
dude
Avant
que
tu
ne
sois
né,
mon
pote
When
I
was
still
single
Quand
j'étais
encore
célibataire
And
life
was
great
Et
que
la
vie
était
belle
I
held
this
job
as
a
traveling
salesman
J'avais
ce
travail
de
vendeur
itinérant
That
kept
me
moving
from
state
to
state
Qui
me
faisait
voyager
d'un
État
à
l'autre
Well,
I'm
standing
on
the
corner
of
Lafayette
Alors,
je
me
tenais
au
coin
de
Lafayette
State
of
Louisiana
État
de
Louisiane
Wondering
where
a
city
boy
could
go
Me
demandant
où
un
garçon
de
la
ville
pouvait
aller
To
get
a
little
conversation
drink
a
little
red
wine
Pour
avoir
un
peu
de
conversation,
boire
un
peu
de
vin
rouge
Catch
a
little
bit
of
those
Cajun
girls
dancing
to
Zydeco
Et
voir
quelques
filles
cadiens
danser
sur
du
Zydeco
Along
come
a
young
girl
Une
jeune
fille
est
arrivée
She's
pretty
as
a
prayer
book
Elle
était
belle
comme
un
livre
de
prières
Sweet
as
an
apple
on
Christmas
day
Douce
comme
une
pomme
le
jour
de
Noël
I
said,
good
gracious
can
this
be
my
luck
J'ai
dit,
bon
Dieu,
est-ce
que
c'est
ma
chance
?
If
that's
my
prayer
book
Lord,
let
us
pray
Si
c'est
mon
livre
de
prières,
Seigneur,
prions
Well
I'm
standing
on
the
corner
of
Lafayette
Alors,
je
me
tenais
au
coin
de
Lafayette
State
of
Louisiana
État
de
Louisiane
Wondering
what
a
city
boy
could
do
Me
demandant
ce
qu'un
garçon
de
la
ville
pouvait
faire
To
get
her
in
a
conversation
drink
a
little
red
wine
Pour
engager
une
conversation,
boire
un
peu
de
vin
rouge
Dance
to
the
music
of
Clifton
Chenier
the
King
of
the
Bayou
Danser
sur
la
musique
de
Clifton
Chenier,
le
roi
du
Bayou
'Ei-toi
'Ei-toi
Well,
that
was
your
mother
Eh
bien,
c'était
ta
mère
And
that
was
your
father
Et
c'était
ton
père
Before
you
was
born
dude
Avant
que
tu
ne
sois
né,
mon
pote
When
life
was
great
Quand
la
vie
était
belle
But
you
are
the
burden
of
my
generation
Mais
tu
es
le
fardeau
de
ma
génération
I
sure
do
love
you
Je
t'aime
vraiment
But
let's
get
that
straight
Mais
soyons
clairs
Well,
I'm
standing
on
the
corner
of
Lafayette
Alors,
je
me
tenais
au
coin
de
Lafayette
Across
the
street
from
The
Public
En
face
du
Public
Heading
down
to
the
Lone
Star
Café
En
direction
du
Lone
Star
Café
Maybe
get
a
little
conversation
drink
a
little
red
wine
Peut-être
avoir
une
petite
conversation,
boire
un
peu
de
vin
rouge
Standing
in
the
shadow
of
Clifton
Chenier
Debout
à
l'ombre
de
Clifton
Chenier
Dancing
the
night
away
Dansant
toute
la
nuit
Rate the translation
1
Something So Right
2 Train In the Distance
3 Take Me to the Mardi Gras
4 Born In Puerto Rico
5 Loves Me Like a Rock
6 American Tune
7 Peace Like a River
8 Duncan
9 That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters)
10 Kodachrome
11 Under African Skies
12 Gone At Last (with Phoebe Snow & The Jessy Dixon Singers)
13 Adiós Hermanos
14 Born At the Right Time
15 Slip Slidin' Away
16 Hearts and Bones
17 The Late Great Johnny Ace
18 Wartime Prayers
19 The Cool, Cool River
20 Stranded In a Limousine
21 Spirit Voices
22 Quality
23 Outrageous
24 Hurricane Eye
2 Train In the Distance
3 Take Me to the Mardi Gras
4 Born In Puerto Rico
5 Loves Me Like a Rock
6 American Tune
7 Peace Like a River
8 Duncan
9 That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters)
10 Kodachrome
11 Under African Skies
12 Gone At Last (with Phoebe Snow & The Jessy Dixon Singers)
13 Adiós Hermanos
14 Born At the Right Time
15 Slip Slidin' Away
16 Hearts and Bones
17 The Late Great Johnny Ace
18 Wartime Prayers
19 The Cool, Cool River
20 Stranded In a Limousine
21 Spirit Voices
22 Quality
23 Outrageous
24 Hurricane Eye
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