Origineel
Lamps in the windows burnin’ bright, over in Santa Fe tonight
Full moon shining down along the border
But the gound is hard and the night is black
Over here by the railroad track
And I wish to the Lord that I was back in Georgia
Blue water in the indian sun,
Calling me when the day is done
Mama mama pray for your son
All of my life I’ve been told
That the LA streets was paved with gold
Fame and fortune waiting to reward ya
But it didn’t take long to understand
California ain’t the promised land
But at least a man’s a man in georgia
Blue skys in the mornin’ there
And there’s green trees and breathin’ air
Rockabye in my easy chair
Well it seems every river in the Georgia moonlight
Flowing up where folks are free
Tthe sun comes up through the lonely pine trees
Over ‘round the Kingsland ridge
I maybe here but my mind is still
About 90 miles north of Jacksonville
Well I may not make it, it’s a long long road
But mama I’ve paid all the debts I owe
And if I don’t you know they gonna find me tryin’
They took my songs and they took my soul
They made me hard and they made me old
Hell I just been born, but I feel just like I’m dying
(refrain)
Vertaling
Lampen in de ramen branden fel, in Santa Fe vanavond.
Volle maan schijnt langs de grens
Maar de grond is hard en de nacht is zwart
Over here by the railroad track
And I wish to the Lord that I was back in Georgia
Blauw water in de indiaanse zon,
Calling me when the day is done
Mama, mama, bid voor je zoon.
Mijn hele leven is mij verteld
dat de straten van LA geplaveid waren met goud
Fame and fortune waiting to reward ya
Maar het duurde niet lang om te begrijpen
Californië is niet het beloofde land
But at least a man’s a man in georgia
Blauwe hemels in de ochtend daar
And there’s green trees and breathin’ air
Rockabye in my easy chair
Well it seems every river in the Georgia moonlight
Flowing up where folks are free
T the sun comes up through the lonely pine trees
Over ‘round the Kingsland ridge
Ik ben misschien hier maar mijn geest is nog steeds
Ongeveer 90 mijl ten noorden van Jacksonville
Wel, misschien haal ik het niet, het is een lange lange weg
Maar mama ik heb al mijn schulden betaald
En als ik dat niet doe weet je dat ze me zullen vinden
They took my songs and they took my soul
Ze maakten me hard en ze maakten me oud
Hell I just been born, but I feel just like I’m dying
(refrein)