Lyrics and translation The Carter Family - The Fate of Dewey Lee
Twas
on
one
Saturday
evening
C'était
un
samedi
soir
About
the
hour
of
ten
Vers
dix
heures
du
soir
In
a
little
mining
town
Dans
une
petite
ville
minière
Where
trouble
did
begin
Où
les
ennuis
ont
commencé
Everybody
there
were
drinking
Tout
le
monde
buvait
There
were
whiskey
everywhere
Il
y
avait
du
whisky
partout
Dewey
Lee
got
to
thinking
Dewey
Lee
s'est
mis
à
réfléchir
He
had
no
business
there
Il
n'avait
rien
à
faire
là
He
was
so
tall
and
handsome
Il
était
si
grand
et
si
beau
His
heart
so
true
and
brave
Son
cœur
était
si
vrai
et
si
courageux
Joe
Jenkins
pulled
his
pistol
Joe
Jenkins
a
dégainé
son
pistolet
And
sent
him
to
his
grave
Et
l'a
envoyé
dans
sa
tombe
He
took
the
life
of
Dewey
Il
a
tué
Dewey
When
life
had
just
began
Alors
que
la
vie
ne
faisait
que
commencer
And
Dewey
went
to
Heaven
Et
Dewey
est
allé
au
paradis
While
Joe
went
to
the
pen
Alors
que
Joe
allait
en
prison
He
took
the
life
of
Dewey
Il
a
tué
Dewey
Because
he
would
not
tell
Parce
qu'il
ne
voulait
pas
parler
We
know
he
murdered
Dewey
Nous
savons
qu'il
a
assassiné
Dewey
For
Dewey′s
pistol
fell
Car
le
pistolet
de
Dewey
est
tombé
His
mother
sits
now
weepin'She
weeps
and
mourns
all
day
Sa
mère
est
assise
là,
pleurant,
elle
pleure
et
se
lamente
toute
la
journée
She
prays
to
meet
her
boy
Elle
prie
pour
rencontrer
son
garçon
In
a
better
world
some
day
Dans
un
monde
meilleur
un
jour
So
hearken
to
my
story
Alors
écoutez
mon
histoire
And
what
I
have
to
say
Et
ce
que
j'ai
à
dire
Get
right
with
your
Maker
Mets-toi
en
ordre
avec
ton
Créateur
We′ll
meet
Him
again
some
day
Nous
le
retrouverons
un
jour
The
clerk
said,
"Stand
up,
boy
Le
greffier
a
dit,
"Lève-toi,
garçon
And
listen
to
your
crime!"They
sent
him
down
to
Richmond
Et
écoute
ton
crime!"
Ils
l'ont
envoyé
à
Richmond
To
serve
out
his
time
Pour
purger
sa
peine
Young
men
all
take
warning
For
this
you
must
outlive
Don't
take
the
life
of
anyone
For
life
you
cannot
give
You
may
possess
great
riches
Jeunes
hommes,
prenez
garde
car
vous
devez
survivre
à
cela
Ne
prenez
pas
la
vie
de
qui
que
ce
soit
Car
vous
ne
pouvez
pas
donner
la
vie
Vous
pouvez
posséder
de
grandes
richesses
Put
many
beneath
the
sod
But
money
won't
hire
a
lawyer
When
you
stand
before
your
God
Mettre
beaucoup
de
gens
sous
terre
Mais
l'argent
ne
vous
permettra
pas
d'embaucher
un
avocat
Lorsque
vous
vous
tiendrez
devant
votre
Dieu
Rate the translation
1
Something Got a Hold of Me
2 Sea of Galilee
3 We Shall Rise
4 You've Got To Righten That Wrong
5 The Fate of Dewey Lee
6 He Took a White Rose From Her Hair
7 Little Poplar Log House On the Hill
8 Don't Forget Me Little Darling
9 Glory To The Lamb
10 The Broken Down Tramp
11 Look Away From the Cross
12 I'll Never Forsake You
13 Lay My Head Beneath The Rose
14 You've Been A Friend To Me
15 In the Shadow of the Eyes
16 Look How This World Has Made a Change
17 My Virginia Rose Is Blooming
18 Why Do You Cry, Little Darling?
19 Behind These Stone Walls
20 The Only Girl (I Ever Cared About)
21 Farewell Nellie
22 You Better Let That Liar Alone
23 The Little Girl That Played On My Knee
24 Honey In The Rock
25 Jim Blakes Message
26 When This Evening Sun Goes Down
27 Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You
28 Goodbye to the Plains
29 Hello Stranger
30 Funny When You Feel That Way
31 Lord I'm In Your Care
32 Hold Fast To The Right
33 Lover's Lane
34 Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way
35 Answer To Weeping Willow
36 My Honey Lou
37 Bonny Blue Eyes
38 In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain
39 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
40 Dark Haired True Lover
41 He Never Came Back
42 Coal Miner's Blues
43 They Call Her Mother
44 Who's That Knocking At My Window?
45 You Are My Flower
46 Oh Take Me Back
47 You Denied Your Love
48 Reckless Motorman
49 Little Joe
50 Stern Old Bachelor
51 You're Nothing More to Me
52 The Heart That Was Broken For Me
53 Cuban Soldier
54 Charlie And Nellie
55 It Is Better Farther On
56 Bring Back My Boy
57 Just A Few More Days
58 St. Regious Girl
59 Walking In The King's Highway
60 Happy In The Prison
61 No Depression
62 Sweet Heaven In My View
63 My Native Home
64 Jealous Hearted Me
65 Single Girl, Married Girl
66 God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
67 Lonesome Valley
68 River of Jordan
69 Keep On The Sunny Side
70 Little Black Train
71 Gospel Ship
72 Gathering Flowers From The Hillside
73 No Other's Bride I'll Be
74 My Texas Girl
75 My Old Virginia Home
76 East Virginia Blues No.2
77 By The Touch Of Her Hand
78 Sad and Lonesome Day
79 Kissing Is a Crime
80 Your Mother Still Prays (For You Jack)
81 Let's Be Lovers Again
82 Can the Circle Be Unbroken
83 Sinking In The Lonesome Sea
84 Wildwood Flower
85 Young Freda Bolt
86 Don't Forget This Song
87 The Storms Are On the Ocean
88 In a Little Village Churchyard
89 There's No One Like Mother To Me
90 When Silver Threads Are Gold Again
91 Just Another Broken Heart
92 The Wayworn Traveller
93 The Last Move For Me
94 Are You Lonesome Tonight
95 Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine
96 My Dixie Darling
97 Worried Man Blues
98 I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
99 Lulu Walls
100 On the Rock Where Moses Stood
101 Meet Me By the Moonlight Alone
102 Cannonball Blues
103 The Homestead On the Farm
104 Little Darling Pal Of Mine
105 Broken Hearted Lover
106 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
107 My Clinch Mountain Home
108 The Rambling Boy
109 Buddies In The Saddle
110 Heaven's Radio
111 Beautiful Home
112 There'll Be No Distinction There
113 Give Him One More As He Goes
114 Lonesome For You Darling
115 Blackie's Gunman
116 Meeting In The Air
117 My Home Among the Hills
118 Black Jack David
119 I Found You Among The Roses
120 Bear Creek Blues
121 Beautiful Isle O'er The Sea
122 It's A Long Road To Travel Alone
123 Lonesome Homesick Blues
124 Dark and Stormy Weather
125 In the Valley of the Shenandoah
126 The Girl On The Greenbrier Shore
127 Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
128 Keep On the Firing Line
129 The Wave On the Sea
130 The Dying Mother
2 Sea of Galilee
3 We Shall Rise
4 You've Got To Righten That Wrong
5 The Fate of Dewey Lee
6 He Took a White Rose From Her Hair
7 Little Poplar Log House On the Hill
8 Don't Forget Me Little Darling
9 Glory To The Lamb
10 The Broken Down Tramp
11 Look Away From the Cross
12 I'll Never Forsake You
13 Lay My Head Beneath The Rose
14 You've Been A Friend To Me
15 In the Shadow of the Eyes
16 Look How This World Has Made a Change
17 My Virginia Rose Is Blooming
18 Why Do You Cry, Little Darling?
19 Behind These Stone Walls
20 The Only Girl (I Ever Cared About)
21 Farewell Nellie
22 You Better Let That Liar Alone
23 The Little Girl That Played On My Knee
24 Honey In The Rock
25 Jim Blakes Message
26 When This Evening Sun Goes Down
27 Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You
28 Goodbye to the Plains
29 Hello Stranger
30 Funny When You Feel That Way
31 Lord I'm In Your Care
32 Hold Fast To The Right
33 Lover's Lane
34 Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way
35 Answer To Weeping Willow
36 My Honey Lou
37 Bonny Blue Eyes
38 In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain
39 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
40 Dark Haired True Lover
41 He Never Came Back
42 Coal Miner's Blues
43 They Call Her Mother
44 Who's That Knocking At My Window?
45 You Are My Flower
46 Oh Take Me Back
47 You Denied Your Love
48 Reckless Motorman
49 Little Joe
50 Stern Old Bachelor
51 You're Nothing More to Me
52 The Heart That Was Broken For Me
53 Cuban Soldier
54 Charlie And Nellie
55 It Is Better Farther On
56 Bring Back My Boy
57 Just A Few More Days
58 St. Regious Girl
59 Walking In The King's Highway
60 Happy In The Prison
61 No Depression
62 Sweet Heaven In My View
63 My Native Home
64 Jealous Hearted Me
65 Single Girl, Married Girl
66 God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
67 Lonesome Valley
68 River of Jordan
69 Keep On The Sunny Side
70 Little Black Train
71 Gospel Ship
72 Gathering Flowers From The Hillside
73 No Other's Bride I'll Be
74 My Texas Girl
75 My Old Virginia Home
76 East Virginia Blues No.2
77 By The Touch Of Her Hand
78 Sad and Lonesome Day
79 Kissing Is a Crime
80 Your Mother Still Prays (For You Jack)
81 Let's Be Lovers Again
82 Can the Circle Be Unbroken
83 Sinking In The Lonesome Sea
84 Wildwood Flower
85 Young Freda Bolt
86 Don't Forget This Song
87 The Storms Are On the Ocean
88 In a Little Village Churchyard
89 There's No One Like Mother To Me
90 When Silver Threads Are Gold Again
91 Just Another Broken Heart
92 The Wayworn Traveller
93 The Last Move For Me
94 Are You Lonesome Tonight
95 Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine
96 My Dixie Darling
97 Worried Man Blues
98 I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
99 Lulu Walls
100 On the Rock Where Moses Stood
101 Meet Me By the Moonlight Alone
102 Cannonball Blues
103 The Homestead On the Farm
104 Little Darling Pal Of Mine
105 Broken Hearted Lover
106 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
107 My Clinch Mountain Home
108 The Rambling Boy
109 Buddies In The Saddle
110 Heaven's Radio
111 Beautiful Home
112 There'll Be No Distinction There
113 Give Him One More As He Goes
114 Lonesome For You Darling
115 Blackie's Gunman
116 Meeting In The Air
117 My Home Among the Hills
118 Black Jack David
119 I Found You Among The Roses
120 Bear Creek Blues
121 Beautiful Isle O'er The Sea
122 It's A Long Road To Travel Alone
123 Lonesome Homesick Blues
124 Dark and Stormy Weather
125 In the Valley of the Shenandoah
126 The Girl On The Greenbrier Shore
127 Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
128 Keep On the Firing Line
129 The Wave On the Sea
130 The Dying Mother
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