David Allan Coe — Paroles et traduction des paroles de la chanson If That Ain't Country
La page contient les paroles et la traduction française de la chanson « If That Ain't Country » de David Allan Coe.
Paroles
The old man was covered with tattoos and scars
He got some in prison and others in bars
The rest he got workin' on old junk cars in the daytime
They looked like tombstones in our yard
And I never seen him when he wasn’t tired and mean
He sold used parts to make ends meet
Covered with grease from his head to his feet
Cussin' the sweat and the Texas heat and mosquiters
And the neighbors said we lived like hicks
But they brung their cars for pa to fix anyhow
He was veteran-proud, tried and true
He’d fought till his heart was black and blue
Didn’t know how he’d made it through the hard times
He bought our house on the G.I. Bill
But it wasn’t worth all he had to kill to git it He drank pearl in a can and Jack Daniels black
Chewed tobacco from a mail pouch sack
Had an old dog that was trained to attack sometimes
He’d get drunk and mean as a rattlesnake
And there wasn’t too much
That he would take from a stranger
There were thirteen kids and a bunch of dogs
A house full of chickens and a yard full of hogs
I spent the summertime cuttin' up logs for the winter
Tryin' like the devil to find the Lord
Workin' like a nigger for my room and board
Coal-burin' stove, no natural gas
If that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass
If that ain’t country,
It’ll hairlip the pope
If that ain’t country, it’s a damn good joke
I’ve seen the Grand Ole Opry,
And I’ve met Johnny Cash
If that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass
Mama sells eggs at a grocery store
My oldest sister is a first-rate whore
Dad says she can’t come home anymore
And he means it Ma just sits and keeps her silence
Sister, she left 'cause dad got violent
And he knows it Mama she’s old far beyond her time
From chopping tobacco and I’ve seen her cryin'
When blood started flowin' from her calloused hand
And it hurt me She’d just keep workin' tryin' to help the old man
To the end of one row and back again like always
She’s been through Hell since Junior went to jail
When the lights go out she ain’t never failed
To get down on her knees and pray
Because she loves him
Told all the neighbors he was off in the war
Fightin' for freedom,
He’s good to the core and she’s proud
Now our place was a graveyard for automobiles
At the end of the porch there was four stacks of wheels
And tires for sale for a dollar or two cash.
There was fifty holes in an old tin roof
Me and my family we was livin' proof
The people who forgot about poor white trash
And if that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass
And if that ain’t country, It’ll hairlip the pope
And if that ain’t country, It’s a damn good joke
I’ve seen the Grand Ole Opry,
And I’ve met Johnny Cash
And if that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass
I’m thinking tonight of my blue eyes
Concerning the great speckled bird
I didn’t know God made Honky-Tonk Angels
And went back to the wild side of life.
Traduction des paroles
Elle a traversé L'enfer depuis que Junior est allé en prison
Quand les lumières s'éteignent elle n'a jamais échoué
Pour descendre sur ses genoux et de prier
Parce qu'elle l'aime
Il a dit à tous les voisins qu'il était parti à la guerre
Se battre pour la liberté,
Il est bon au cœur et elle est fière
Maintenant notre place était un cimetière pour les automobiles
Au bout du porche il y avait quatre piles de roues
Et des pneus à vendre pour un dollar ou deux en espèces.
Il y avait cinquante trous dans un vieux toit en tôle
Moi et ma famille, nous vivions la preuve
Les gens qui ont oublié les pauvres ordures blanches
Et si ce n'est pas le pays, je vais te baiser le cul
Et si ce n'est pas le pays, ça va décoiffer le pape
Et si ce n'est pas le pays, c'est une putain de bonne blague
J'ai vu le Grand Ole Opry,
Et J'ai rencontré Johnny Cash
Et si ce n'est pas le pays, je vais te baiser le cul
Je pense ce soir à mes yeux bleus
Concernant le grand oiseau moucheté
Je ne savais pas que Dieu faisait des Anges Honky-Tonk
Et est retourné au côté sauvage de la vie.