jeudi 5 novembre 2009

Hommage au cycliste contre la guerre

Le mollomollet en chef publie depuis quelques semaines
des chansons contre la guerre.

C'est une idée géniale.
Y en a des masses, et des bonnes!
Comme j'ai déjà fait une proposition, je m'abstiendrai d'en rajouter chez lui, alors je le fais ici.

Dixieland de Steve Earle



I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there
And I crossed the ocean in the "Arrianne" the vilest tub afloat
And the captain's brother was a railroad man and he met us at the boat
So I joined up with the 20th Maine like I said my friend I'm a fighting man
And we're marchin' south in the pouring rain and we're all goin' down to Dixieland
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I fight for Chamberlain
‘Cause he stood right with us when the Johnnies came like a banshee on the wind
When the smoke cleared out of Gettysburg many a mother wept
For many a good boy died there, sure, and the air smelted just like death

I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I'd march to hell and back again
For Colonel Joshua Chamberlain - we're all goin' down to Dixieland

I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I damn all gentlemen
Whose only worth is their father's name and the sweat of a workin' man
Well we come from the farms and the city streets and a hundred foreign lands
And we spilled our blood in the battle's heat
Now we're all Americans

I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and did I tell you friend I'm a fightin' man
And I'll not be back this way again, ‘cause we're all goin' down to Dixieland

2 commentaires:

Mek a dit…

Oah. A mi me gusta Steve Earle !

Gomeux a dit…

T'as bien raison, Rwa, j'avais oublié ton site!
Respect!