Lyrics and translation Pete Seeger - I've Been Working on the Railroad
I've
been
working
on
the
railroad
J'ai
travaillé
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
All
the
livelong
day
Toute
la
journée
I've
been
working
on
the
railroad
J'ai
travaillé
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
Just
to
pass
the
time
away
Juste
pour
passer
le
temps
Can't
you
hear
the
whistle
blowing
Tu
n'entends
pas
le
sifflet
siffler
?
Rise
up
so
early
in
the
morn
Le
matin,
on
se
lève
si
tôt
Can't
you
hear
the
captain
shouting
Tu
n'entends
pas
le
capitaine
crier
?
Dinah,
blow
your
horn
Dinah,
fais
sonner
ton
klaxon
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
?
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
?
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
your
horn
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
de
ton
klaxon
?
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
?
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
?
Dinah,
won't
you
blow
your
horn
Dinah,
tu
ne
veux
pas
jouer
de
ton
klaxon
?
Someone's
in
the
kitchen
with
Dinah
Quelqu'un
est
dans
la
cuisine
avec
Dinah
Someone's
in
the
kitchen
I
know
Quelqu'un
est
dans
la
cuisine,
je
sais
Someone's
in
the
kitchen
with
Dinah
Quelqu'un
est
dans
la
cuisine
avec
Dinah
Strumming
on
the
old
banjo,
and
singing
En
train
de
jouer
du
vieux
banjo,
et
de
chanter
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Strumming
on
the
old
banjo
En
train
de
jouer
du
vieux
banjo
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Fie,
fi,
fiddly
i
o
Strumming
on
the
old
banjo
En
train
de
jouer
du
vieux
banjo
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1
The Sinking of the Reuben James
2 The Bells of Rhymney
3 Guantanamera
4 Goodnight, Irene
5 We Shall Overcome (Live)
6 Union Maid
7 Careless Love
8 Well May the World Go
9 Wasn't That a Time? (Live)
10 Song for Bridges
11 All I Want
12 Which Side Are You On?
13 The Strange Death of John Doe
14 He Lies in the American Land
15 Sixteen Tons
16 John Brown's Body
17 We Shall Not Be Moved
18 I've Been Working on the Railroad
19 Ox Driver's Song
20 Frankie and Johnnie
21 Guantanamera (Live)
22 Talking Union
23 Casey Jones
24 John Henry
25 Jesse James
26 The Fox
27 Old Blue
28 The Cherry Tree Carol
29 Pal of Mine
30 Lonesome Road
31 Lily of the West
32 Wagoner's Lad
33 What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
34 So Soon the Morning
35 Kitty
36 Sail Away Ladies
37 Engine 143
38 O What a Beautiful City
39 Banks of the Ohio
40 The Trees They Do Grow High
41 Careless Love
42 Wildwood Flower
43 Don't Weep After Me
44 East Virginia
45 Lowlands
46 The Banks of the Ohio
47 All My Trials
48 Black Is the Colour
49 Silver Dagger
50 Donna Donna
51 Plaisir D'amour
52 Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
53 Henry Martin
54 House of the Rising Sun
55 Railroad Boy
56 Silkie
57 Barbara Allen
58 Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
59 Little Moses
60 Mary Hamilton
61 Rake & Rambling Boy
62 El Preso Numero Nueve
63 John Riley
64 Follow the Drinking Ground
65 Rock Island Line
66 One Grain Of Sand - Abiyoyo
67 Wasn't That a Time (Concert Version)
68 Fare You Well, Polly
69 Frog Went A-Courting
2 The Bells of Rhymney
3 Guantanamera
4 Goodnight, Irene
5 We Shall Overcome (Live)
6 Union Maid
7 Careless Love
8 Well May the World Go
9 Wasn't That a Time? (Live)
10 Song for Bridges
11 All I Want
12 Which Side Are You On?
13 The Strange Death of John Doe
14 He Lies in the American Land
15 Sixteen Tons
16 John Brown's Body
17 We Shall Not Be Moved
18 I've Been Working on the Railroad
19 Ox Driver's Song
20 Frankie and Johnnie
21 Guantanamera (Live)
22 Talking Union
23 Casey Jones
24 John Henry
25 Jesse James
26 The Fox
27 Old Blue
28 The Cherry Tree Carol
29 Pal of Mine
30 Lonesome Road
31 Lily of the West
32 Wagoner's Lad
33 What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
34 So Soon the Morning
35 Kitty
36 Sail Away Ladies
37 Engine 143
38 O What a Beautiful City
39 Banks of the Ohio
40 The Trees They Do Grow High
41 Careless Love
42 Wildwood Flower
43 Don't Weep After Me
44 East Virginia
45 Lowlands
46 The Banks of the Ohio
47 All My Trials
48 Black Is the Colour
49 Silver Dagger
50 Donna Donna
51 Plaisir D'amour
52 Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
53 Henry Martin
54 House of the Rising Sun
55 Railroad Boy
56 Silkie
57 Barbara Allen
58 Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
59 Little Moses
60 Mary Hamilton
61 Rake & Rambling Boy
62 El Preso Numero Nueve
63 John Riley
64 Follow the Drinking Ground
65 Rock Island Line
66 One Grain Of Sand - Abiyoyo
67 Wasn't That a Time (Concert Version)
68 Fare You Well, Polly
69 Frog Went A-Courting
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