"I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water"

Je suis né dans une ville
Où mon père fut en prison
J'me souviens quand il disait :
"Sois sage mon fils, il ne t'arrivera rien

Je ne veux pas que tu connaisses
Les dents des chiens sur ton dos
Et mon fils, de te trouver
Pleurant de honte entre quatre murs gris"

J'ai mis les mains dans une eau sale
J'ai mis les mains dans la rivière
Où coule le crime et la misère
Je me suis lavé les mains dans une eau sale

J'ai essayé de travailler
J'étais même bon ouvrier
Mais la fille pour qui je vivais
Ne se contentait plus d'un ouvrier

Un matin au ciel trop lourd
Accompagné de trois vauriens
Nous avons fait un coup pour rien
Les poches pleines de vide nous avons couru

J'ai mis les mains dans une eau sale
J'ai mis les mains dans la rivière
Où coule le crime et la misère
Je me suis lavé les mains dans une eau sale

J'ai mis les mains dans une eau sale
J'ai mis les mains dans la rivière
Où coule le crime et la misère
J'entends les chiens qui courent dans mon dos

J'entends le bruit des chiens qui courent dans mon dos
J'entends le bruit des chiens qui courent dans mon dos
J'entends le bruit des chiens qui courent dans mon dos.


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