| Delta (original) | Delta (translation) |
|---|---|
| Déjà quelques jours | Already a few days |
| qu’il avance comme ça | that he goes like this |
| sur la route qui mène | on the road that leads |
| au sud du Delta | south of the Delta |
| La langue trop enflée | Too swollen tongue |
| et la guitare trop lourde | and the guitar too heavy |
| rien a se croisement | nothing crossed |
| sinon une voix sourde | otherwise a muffled voice |
| Mister Johnson | Mister Johnson |
| save your soul, now | save your soul now |
| Seule ombre au tableau | Only downside |
| dans ces marécages | in these swamps |
| le diable venu | the devil come |
| livrer son message | deliver his message |
| Ce cura le nez | It cured the nose |
| et son chapeau coiffa | and his hat combed |
| laissant notre homme seul | leaving our man alone |
| au sud du Delta | south of the Delta |
| Mister Johnson | Mister Johnson |
| save your soul, now | save your soul now |
| And I don’t think that waiting for the devil | And I don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why don’t think that waiting for the devil | And that's why don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why… | And that's why... |
| Et aux partisants | And to supporters |
| du vie monotone | monotonous life |
| s’assurant d’abord | first making sure |
| qu’il n’y avait personne | that there was no one |
| s’adossa a un saul | leaned against a saul |
| répend son bardat | sheds its burst |
| il se sent chez lui | he feels at home |
| au sud du Delta | south of the Delta |
| Mister johnson | mr johnson |
| your soul, your soul, now | your soul, your soul, now |
| And I don’t think that waiting for the devil | And I don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why don’t think that waiting for the devil | And that's why don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why don’t think that waiting for the devil | And that's why don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why don’t think that waiting for the devil | And that's why don't think that waiting for the devil |
| And that’s why… | And that's why... |
