Otis English translation

Good Lord, You are very busy, You receive according to Your desires
Bon dieu, Tu es très pris, Tu reçois suivant Tes désirs
I would like to talk to you about a subject that is causing me pain.
J′aimerais T'entretenir d′un sujet qui me fait souffrir
You who spread goodness according to Your publicity
Toi qui répands la bonté suivant Ta publicité
Explain to me the departure of my black friend
Explique-moi le départ de mon ami à la peau noire

Who made do, do, make-do-do or got, got, got-got
Qui faisait faire, faire, faire-faire-faire ou bien got, got, got-got
If You are God, as they say, tell me why You took it back from us, answer me?
Si Tu es Dieu, comme on le dit, dis-moi pourquoi nous l'as-Tu repris, réponds-moi?

Good Lord, I have a memory weighing on my heart that holds me captive.
Bon Dieu, j'ai sur le cœur un souvenir qui me tient
The story of the devil and a great man whom I liked very much
L′histoire du malin et d′un grand homme que j'aimais bien
He loved everything about life, he sang better than all your saints
Il aimait tout de la vie, il chantait mieux que tous Tes saints
Otis was an angel operating far better than yours.
Otis était un ange opérant bien mieux que les Tiens

Who made do, do, make-do-do or got, got, got-got
Qui faisait faire, faire, faire-faire-faire ou bien got, got, got-got
If You are God, as they say, tell me why You took it back from us, answer me?
Si Tu es Dieu, comme on le dit, dis-moi pourquoi nous l′as-Tu repris, réponds-moi?

Good God, it is better to address yourself to You than to Your saints.
Bon Dieu, il vaut mieux s'adresser à Toi, qu′à Tes saints
I'm still waiting for your answer; this silence is typical of you.
J'attends toujours Ta réponse, ce silence Te ressemble bien
Your justice, said to be sacred, now allows us to doubt it.
Ta justice, dit sacré, maintenant permet d′en douter
Otis did not deserve your wrath upon his fate
Otis n'a pas mérité, Ton courroux sur sa destinée

He made people do, do, make-do-do, or else got, got, got-got
Il faisait faire, faire, faire-faire-faire ou bien got, got, got-got
If You are God, as they say, tell me why You took it back from us, answer me?
Si Tu es Dieu, comme on le dit, dis-moi pourquoi nous l'as-Tu repris, réponds-moi?

Amen, easy to say
Amen, facile à dire
Easy to say
Facile à dire
Easy to say, ho
Facile à dire, ho
Amen, ho, easy-to-say
Amen, ho, facile-à-dire
Easy to say
Facile à dire