Lyrics and translation The Temptations - Run Charlie Run

Run Charlie Run

Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
The niggers are coming!
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
The niggers are coming!
I watch you go to church on Sunday
Then you forget all you learned on Monday
You see your smiling face can't hide
How you hate your brother inside
So I'ma telling you
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Run, Charlie, run
The niggers are coming!
The niggers are coming!
But the greatest wrong you know you've done
Is you passed this sickness onto your son
Your one and only boy
He came into this world with a mind so clean
You took it, molded it, and made it mean!
So I'ma telling you
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Run, Charlie, run
The niggers are coming!
The niggers are coming!
You built this great big beautiful city
But you ran away and left it to die
What a pity
You could have made friends with your neighbor
But you are much too prejudiced to try
Tell me why!
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Oh, don't try to leave what's part of you
'Cause it can't be done, yes, that is true
So God bless the hand that's calling you back, brother, well well
Whether it's gonna be red or black, oh
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming! (the niggers are coming!)
Run, Charlie, run
You better keep on running, Charlie
Run, Charlie, run
Run, Charlie, run
You better keep on running, Charlie

Courez, Charlie, courez

Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent !
Les nègres arrivent !
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent !
Les nègres arrivent !
Je te regarde aller à l'église le dimanche
Puis tu oublies tout ce que tu as appris le lundi
Tu vois que ton visage souriant ne peut pas cacher
à quel point tu détestes ton frère à l'intérieur
Alors je te le dis
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Cours, Charlie, cours
Les nègres arrivent !
Les nègres arrivent !
Mais le plus grand mal que tu saches que tu aies fait
C'est que tu as transmis cette maladie à ton fils
Ton fils unique
Il est venu au monde avec un esprit si pur
Tu l'as pris, l'as façonné et l'as rendu méchant !
Alors je te le dis
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Cours, Charlie, cours
Les nègres arrivent !
Les nègres arrivent !
Tu as construit cette grande et belle ville
Mais tu t'es enfui et l'as laissée mourir
Quel dommage
Tu aurais pu te faire des amis avec ton voisin
Mais tu es beaucoup trop plein de préjugés pour essayer
Dis-moi pourquoi !
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Oh, n'essaie pas de laisser ce qui fait partie de toi
Parce que cela ne peut pas être fait, oui, c'est vrai
Alors que Dieu bénisse la main qui te rappelle, mon frère, eh bien
Que ce soit rouge ou noir, oh
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Cours, Charlie, cours
Regarde ! Les nègres arrivent ! (les nègres arrivent !)
Cours, Charlie, cours
Tu ferais mieux de continuer à courir, Charlie
Cours, Charlie, cours
Cours, Charlie, cours
Tu ferais mieux de continuer à courir, Charlie