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Lyrics request - Tee Black and Crying Blues, by Boozoo

Anyone know the lyrics to these two songs by Boozoo?

Tee Black (album "Boozoo Chavis"), and

Crying Blues (album "Down Home on Dog Hill")

Re: Crying blues

CRYING BLUES

J’ai prié tous les soirs,
J’ai braillé tous les jours.

J’ai été à la messe,
J’ai prié le bon Bon Dieu
J’ai demandé pour jouer le zydeco.

Oh, ma vieille mam,
Elle m’a dit pour quand c’était jouer,
Elle m’a dit pour jouer le zydeco.

J’ai prié tous les jours,
J’ai braillé tous les soirs.

J’ai prié le bon Bon Dieu
J’ai demandé pour jouer le zydéco.

Oh, ma vieille mam,
Elle m’a dit pour quand c’était jouer,
Elle m’a dit pour jouer le zydeco.

J’ai prié tous les soirs,
J’ai braillé tous les jours.

Marc.

Tee black, tomorrow, it's to late (11 p.m. in France)

Re: Crying blues

Thanks again Marc.

Re: Lyrics request - Tee Black and Crying Blues, by Boozoo

Oh DUH. I think Crying Waltz is the same as Crying Blues, and Christian already took a shot at that one. Sorry.

Tee Black is still up for interpretation though.

Re: Lyrics request - Tee Black and Crying Blues, by Boozoo

It's the same song. Crying waltz is a different version, longer.

Marc.

Re: Tee Black

TEE BLACK (Boozoo Chavis)

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Comment mo j’va faire pour aller voir mon nèg’ ?

Tu connais j’te l’aime, c’est par rapport(t)à toi,
Comment j’va faire pour aller voir mon nèg’ ?

Elle m’a fait des biscuits, et n’a pas de sirop,
Soleil après s’lever, caillette est pas tirée.

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Comment mo j’va faire pour déjeuner mon nèg’ ?

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Soleil est après s’lever mon nèg’.

Tu connais j’te l’aime, c’est par rapport(t)à toi,
Comment j’va faire pour te voir mon nèg’ ?

Elle m’a fait des biscuits, et n’a pas de sirop,
Soleil après s’lever, caillette est pas tirée.

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Comment mo j’va faire pour déjeuner mon nèg’ ?

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Soleil est après s’lever mon nèg’.

Oh Tee Black, oh Tee Black,
Comment mo j’va faire pour déjeuner mon nèg’ ?

Marc.

Re: Tee Black

Merci beau coup.

Re: Tee Black

Thanks for that. There were some parts of that song I could never get. A lot of it is stock phrases from other songs that are quite familiar, but not enough where I would want to try to sing it.

I'll have to go back and listen again, but was Boozoo really using the "ne ... pas" construction? That would be very unusual in Louisiana French.

Thanks again!

Re: Tee Black

David Sousa

I'll have to go back and listen again, but was Boozoo really using the "ne ... pas" construction? That would be very unusual in Louisiana French.


I don't think this line should be understood as
"Elle m’a fait des biscuits, et (elle) n’a pas de sirop" (ne ... pas), but as "elle m'a fait des biscuits et (i) n-a pas de sirop", with the "n" for "y".
(i)n-a pas de sirop = y a pas de sirop.
(You can find more examples of this construction in the DLF, entry "avoir").

Re: Tee Black

I'm agree with you Christian.

Marc.

Re: Tee Black

I have always wondered about that, and we've discussed it at length in other forums. Couldn't understand if it was an old hold out from the "ne pas", or a shortening (and maybe misuse?) of "y en a pas..". Regardless, I heard it a lot growing up.

Re: Tee Black

Yes, the liaison (y en a / y en a pas) or the negative with n' (y en n'a pas) make the same sound. Both probably merged into the "i-n-a / i-n-a pas" form. (I'm just guessing).



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