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Roch Voisine - Marie-Jeanne (Ode To Billie Joe) Lyrics

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TitleMarie-Jeanne (Ode To Billie Joe)
ArtistRoch Voisine
AlbumAmericana (2008) , Track 14
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C'était le quatre juin, le soleil tapait depuis le matin
Je m'occupais de la vigne et mon frère chargeait le foin.
Et l'heure du déjeuner venue, on est retourné à la maison
Et notre mère a crié d'la cuisine "essuyez vos pieds sur l'paillasson".
Puis elle nous dit qu'elle avait des nouvelles de Bourg-Les-Essonnes
"Ce matin Marie-Jeanne Guillaume s'est jetée du pont de la Garonne".

Et mon père dit à ma mère en nous passant le plat de gratin
"La Marie-Jeanne, elle n'était pas très maline, passe-moi donc le pain.
Y'a bien encore deux hectares à labourer dans le champ d'la canne"
Et maman dit "Tu vois quand j'y pense
C'est quand même bête pour cette pauvre Marie-Jeanne.
On dirait qu'il n'arrive jamais rien d'bon à Bourg-Les-Essonnes
Et voilà qu'Marie-Jeanne Guillaume s'est jetée du pont de la Garonne".

Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite ?
I've been cooking all morning and you haven't touched a single bite.
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday. Oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe were throwin' somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge".

A year has come and gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe.
Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo.
There was a virus goin' round, papa caught it and he died last spring
And now, mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything.
And me, I spent a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water of the Tallahatchie Bridge.
lyrics submitted by Olivia_Ka on 07-12-2008




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