Traditional
Les Barres De La Prison
[In Creole French with the English translation below]

Goodbye chere vieille mom
Goodbye pauv vieux pop
Goodbye a mes freres et mes cheres title soeurs
Mon jal ete condamne pour la balance de ma vie
Dans les barres d'la prision

Mon j'al roule
J'm'ai mis a malfaire
J'avais la tete dure, j'ai rentre dans I'tracas
Astheur chu condamne pour la balance de ma vie
Dan les barres d'la prision

Ma pauv' vieille maman
A s'a mis d'su ses genoux
Ses deux mains su la tete, en pleurant pour mon
A dit mmm mmm
Cher ti-garcon
Mon j'va jamals te r'voir
Toi t'as ete condamne pour la balance de ta vie
Dans les barres d'la prision

J'ai dit chere vieille maman
Pleure pas pur mon
Faut tu prie pour ton enfant, pout essayer d'sauver son ame
Des les flammes de I'Enfer
Translation:
Goodbye my dear old mom
Goodbye to you old pop
Goodbye to my brothers and sisters
My mistake was expensive
I was sentenced for the balance of my life
To sit behind these prision bars

I rolled the dice, I made a mistake
I had a hard head, I went back to my evil ways
And now I'll spend the balance of my life
Behind these prison bars

My poor old mom was put on her knees
With her head in her hands weeping for me
Saying poor boy, I'll never see you again
But now you've been condemned
To spend the rest of your life
Behind those prison bars

I said dear mom, don't cry for me
You should pray for your child
To try to save his soul
From the flames of Hell