Текст и перевод песни Doc Watson - Katie Morey

Katie Morey

Come all you fellers from far and near, and listen to my story
Gon' tell you about the plans I made to fool miss Katie Morey
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I went down to miss Katie's house just like some clever feller
And I told her that the plums and grape were gettin' ripe and meller
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I told her that her sister Nan that lived in yander's holler
Had sent for her to come down there and stay one half an hour
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As we was a-walkin' through the field she squeezed my hand the fiercer
Said, "Mama she has come this way and she will catch us here, sir"
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You will climb up yander's tree and see if she is near, sir
Then we will go to that pretty grove and court and sport an hour
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Oh, how he heaved to climb that tree till he was nearly winded
Miss Katie stood smiled and watched to see how high he ascended
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His heart was a-thumpin' in his breast, and the tree was gent-lie swayin'
As he looked down Miss Katie smiled and he heared what she was sayin'
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Your ugly looks I do dispise, you look just like an owl, sir
You scratch down like you scratched up or I'm goin' back to the house sir
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Katie Morey

Venez, vous tous, les gars, de loin et de près, et écoutez mon histoire
Je vais vous raconter les plans que j'ai faits pour tromper miss Katie Morey
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Je suis allé chez miss Katie comme un type intelligent
Et je lui ai dit que les prunes et le raisin mûrissaient et étaient plus doux
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Je lui ai dit que sa sœur Nan, qui vivait dans la vallée d'à côté
L'avait appelée pour qu'elle descende là-bas et reste une demi-heure
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Alors que nous marchions dans le champ, elle a serré ma main plus fort
Elle a dit : "Maman est passée par ici et elle va nous attraper ici, monsieur"
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Tu vas grimper à cet arbre là-haut et voir si elle est là-bas, monsieur
Ensuite, nous irons dans ce beau bosquet et nous courtiserons et nous amuserons pendant une heure
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Oh, comme il a eu du mal à grimper à cet arbre jusqu'à ce qu'il soit presque essoufflé
Miss Katie se tenait là, souriante et regardant pour voir jusqu'où il montait
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Son cœur battait fort dans sa poitrine et l'arbre se balançait doucement
Alors qu'il regardait en bas, miss Katie a souri et il a entendu ce qu'elle disait
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Je déteste tes vilains traits, tu ressembles à un hibou, monsieur
Tu descends comme tu es monté, sinon je retourne à la maison, monsieur
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