ORIGINAL SONGTEXTE
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door?
My mother died and left me reckless, my daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
Mother died and left me reckless, Daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
No, I'm not good lookin', but I'm some sweet woman's angel child
She's a mighty mean woman, to do me this a-way
She's a mighty mean woman, to do me this a-way
When I leave this town, pretty mama, I'm going away to stay
I once loved a woman, better than I ever seen
I once loved a woman, better than I ever seen
Treat me like I was a king and she was a dog-gone queen
Sister, tell your Brother, Brother tell your Auntie, Auntie, tell your Uncle,
Uncle tell my Cousin, Cousin tell my friend
Goin' up the country, Mama, don't you want to go?
May take me a fair brown, may take me one or two more
Big Eighty left Savannah, Lord, and did not stop
You ought to saw that colored fireman when he got that boiler hot. You can
Reach over in the corner, Mama, and hand me my travelin' shoes
You know by that, I've got them Statesboro blues
Sister got 'em, Auntie got 'em
Brother got 'em, friend got 'em, I got 'em
Woke up this morning, we had them Statesboro blues
I looked over in the corner,
Grandma and Grandpa had 'em too.
ÜBERSETZUNG
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Hast du den Mut, Papa McTell von deiner Tür zu vertreiben?
Meine Mutter starb und hinterließ mich rücksichtslos, mein Daddy starb und hinterließ mich wild, wild, wild
Mutter starb und hinterließ mich rücksichtslos, Daddy starb und hinterließ mich wild, wild, wild
Nein, ich seh nicht gut aus, aber ich bin das Engelskind einer süßen Frau
~ ~ She's a mighty mean woman, to do me this a-way ~ ~
She's a mighty mean woman, to do me this a-way
Wenn ich diese Stadt verlasse, hübsche Mama, werde ich fortgehen und bleiben
(Musik) ~ I once loved a woman, better than I ever seen ~
I once loved a woman, better than I ever seen
Treat me like I was a king and she was a dog-gone queen
Sister, tell your Brother, Brother tell your Auntie, Auntie, tell your Uncle,
Onkel sag's meinem Cousin, Cousin sag's meinem Freund.
Going' up the country, Mama, don't you want to go?
Nehmt mich mit, nehmt mich mit, nehmt mich mit, ein oder zwei.
Big Eighty verließ Savannah, Herr, und hielt nicht an
Du hättest den farbigen Feuerwehrmann sehen sollen, als er den Kessel heiß machte. Du kannst
Gib mir mal meine Reiseschuhe, Mama.
Daran erkennst du, dass ich den Statesboro-Blues habe.
Die Schwester hat ihn, die Tante hat ihn
Bruder hat sie, Freund hat sie, ich habe sie
Ich wachte heute Morgen auf, wir hatten den Statesboro-Blues
Ich schaute rüber in die Ecke,
Oma und Opa hatten ihn auch.