a boy named sue

"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by humorist and poet Shel Silverstein and made popular by Johnny Cash.

"A Boy Named Sue" lyrics

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"A Boy Named Sue"

My daddy left home when I was three

And he didn't leave much to ma and me

Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.

Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid

But the meanest thing that he ever did

Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue".

Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke

And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,

It seems I had to fight my whole life through.

Some gal would giggle and I'd get red

And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,

I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue".

Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,

My fist got hard and my wits got keen,

I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.

But I made a vow to the moon and stars

That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars

And kill that man who gave me that awful name.

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July

And I just hit town and my throat was dry,

I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.

At an old saloon on a street of mud,

There at a table, dealing stud,

Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue".

Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad

From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,

And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.

He was big and bent and gray and old,

And I looked at him and my blood ran cold

And I said, "My name is 'Sue'! How do you do!

Now you're gonna die!"

Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes

And he went down, but to my surprise,

He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.

But I busted a chair right across his teeth

And we crashed through the wall and into the street

Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.

I tell ya, I've fought tougher men

But I really can't remember when,

He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.

I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,

He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,

He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.

And he said, "Son, this world is rough

And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough

And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.

So I give ya that name and I said goodbye

I knew you'd have to get tough or die

And it's the name that helped to make you strong."

He said, "Now you just fought one hell of a fight

And I know you hate me, and you got the right

To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.

But ya ought to thank me, before I die,

For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye

Cause I'm the son of a bitch that named you 'Sue'."

I got all choked up and I threw down my gun

And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,

And I came away with a different point of view.

And I think about him, now and then,

Every time I try and every time I win,

And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him

Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!

 ******  Traduction In french  ***********

My daddy left home when I was three

Mon père a quitté la maison quand j'avais trois ans

And he didn't leave much to ma and me

Et il n'a pas laissé grand-chose à maman et moi

Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.

Juste cette vieille guitare et un bouteille de bière vide

Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid

Maintenant je lui ai pardonné car c'était un fugitif

But the meanest thing that he ever did

Mais la pire chose qu'il aie jamais faite

Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue. "

C'est qu'avant de partir, il m'a renommé Susanne

Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke

Eh bien, il a d^u penser que ça ferait une bonne blague

And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,

Et il a fait rire plein de gars comme ça

It seems I had to fight my whole life through.

Il semble que je doive me battre ma vie durant à cause de ça

Some gal would giggle and I'd get red

Une demoiselle se mettra à rigoler et je verrai rouge

And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,

Ou un type se mettra à rire et je lui mettrai la tête au carré

I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue. "

Je vous jure, la vie n'est pas simple pour un gars qui s'appelle Susanne

Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,

OK, j'ai grandi très vite, et quand je dis que j'ai grandi

My fist got hard and my wits got keen,

C'est pour signifier que mon poing est devenu plus dur et mon esprit plus réactif

I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.

J'aurais bien erré de ville en ville pour dissimuler ma honte

But I made a vow to the moon and stars

Mais j'avais fait le voeu devant la lune et les étoiles

That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars

De faire le tour de tous les bouges et de tous les bars

And kill that man who gave me that awful name.

Et de tuer le type qui m'avait donné ce terrible nom

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July

On était à la mi-juillet dans la ville de Gatlinburg

And I just hit town and my throat was dry,

Je débarquais à peine, et ma gorge était sèche

I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.

Je me suis dit que je ferais bien de m'offrir une bière

At an old saloon on a street of mud,

Dans un de ces vieux saloons sur une route boueuse

There at a table, dealing stud,

Là, à une table, menant une partie de stud-poker

Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue"

Était assis le vieux chien dégoutant qui m'avait surnommé Susanne

Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad

OK, je savais que ce serpent était mon bon vieux papa

From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,

A partir d'une vieille photo que ma mère avait gardée

And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.

Et je reconnaissais cette cicatrice sur sur sa joue et cet oeil démoniaque

He was big and bent and gray and old,

Il était grand et vouté, grisonnant et vieux

And I looked at him and my blood ran cold

Je l'ai regardé et mon sang n'a fait qu'un tour

And I said : "My name is 'Sue ! ' How do you do !

Et j'ai dit : "Je m'appelle Susanne ! Comment vas-tu ?

Now you're gonna die ! ! "

Maintenant tu vas mourir ! ! "

Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes

Je l'ai frappé juste entre les deux yeux

And he went down, but to my surprise,

Et il est tombé, mais à ma grande surprise

He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.

Il s'est relevé avec un couteau et m'a coupé un bout d'oreille

But I busted a chair right across his teeth

Mais j'ai balancé une chaise dans ses dents

And we crashed through the wall and into the street

Et nous sommes tombés à travers la vitre, dans la rue

Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.

Continuant à nous balancer des coups et roulant dans la boue, le sang et la bière

I tell ya, I've fought tougher men

Je vous jure, les gars, que je me suis battu avec des mecs coriaces

But I really can't remember when,

Mais je ne peux vraiment pas me rappeler quand

He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.

Il se battait comme un mulet et mordait comme un crocodile

I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,

Je l'écoutais rire et puis pousser des jurons

He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,

Il est allé chercher son revolver et j'ai tiré le mien plus vite

He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.

Il est resté là à me ragarder et je l'ai vu sourire

And he said : "Son, this world is rough

Et il a dit : "Mon fils, ce monde est cruel

And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough

Et un homme qui veut y survivre doit être coriace

And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.

Je savais que je ne serais pas là pour t'aider à le devenir

So I give ya that name and I said goodbye

Alors je t'ai donne ce nom et je t'ai dit adieu

I knew you'd have to get tough or die

Je savais que tu devrais t'endurcir ou mourir

And it's the name that helped to make you strong. "

Et c'est ce nom qui t'a permis de devenir plus fort. "

He said : "Now you just fought one hell of a fight

Il a ajouté : "Tu viens juste de mener un combat de titan

And I know you hate me, and you got the right

Et je sais que tu me détestes, et tu aurais le droit

To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.

De me tuer maintenant, et je ne te blâmerais pas si tu le faisais

But ya ought to thank me, before I die,

Mais avant, tu dois me remercier

For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye

Pour le gravier dans tes entrailles et le crachat dans ton oeil

Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue. "

Car je suis le fils de p... qui t'a appelé Susanne

I got all choked up and I threw down my gun

J'étais complètement bouleversé, et j'ai laissé tomber mon flingue

And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,

Je l'ai appelé mon père, et il m'a appelé son fils

And I came away with a different point of view.

Et je suis reparti en ayant changé d'avis

And I think about him, now and then,

Je pense à lui souvent

Every time I try and every time I win,

Chaque fois que je réussis quelque chose

And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him

Et si jamais j'ai un fils, je crois que je l'appellerai

Bill or George ! Anything but Sue ! I still hate that name !

Bill ou George ! N'importe quoi, pourvu que ce ne soit pas Suzanne ! Je hais toujours ce prénom !

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