What's The Matter Now

歌詞

What's The Matter Now 4:56 Trk 10 Mississippi Fred McDowell Recorded Sept. 25, 1959, Como Mississippi (previously unreleased) Fred McDowell - guitar & vocal w/unk 'broom sweeping' background Album: Portraits The First Recordings Rounder CD 1718 Note: 2 women on track with spoken comments having fun throughout song. (poss. 3rd ,young man) #1 prob. standing in back, #2 prob. broomsweeper. Unk 1: 'Thought I would stand in the back I gotta hear those.' Fred begins: Well, what's the matter now? Unk 1 'She left' 'Yeah-yeah-yeah' 'Ooh, what she's doin' Lord, I wonder Baby, what's the matter now? Unk 1 'Lord! Hoo! Unk 2 Unk 1 'She left you' Where were you when that Little rooster crowed 'fore day? Unk 1 'You go'd a-plenty out' 'You know where I was!' Unk 2 'Don't tell!' It was soon one mornin' Baby, ev'rything was quiet (Yeah!) (Hoo!) Unk 'Good sound, Fred' It was soon one mornin' When ev'rything was quiet (guitar) Unk 1 'On my merry way, like he goin' Unk 2 'You better tell him to stop then! Unk 2 'I can't stop him!' Unk 1 'You better!' Lord, bring me my pistol Lord, my shotgun, too poss Unk 3 'Book him, now' Unk 2 Bring me my pistol Bring me my shotgun, too Unk 1 'Bet he kill little birdies' Unk 1 'Little lambs, too' If I meet my baby's nigger Ain't no tellin' what he might do Unk 1 'He, right' Unk 1 'Um-hm' (guitar) Unk 3 'You ain't know'd his name' Well, it's bye-bye, baby I ain't got no mo' t'say Well, it's bye-bye, baby I ain't got no-ooh mo' t'say (guitar) Unk 1 'Sayin' them, THINGS!' Unk 2 'Go ahead 'n pull!' Unk 2 'I can't keep doin' this broom! Be happy if He Shot Me!' 'He try then, he see' I'd rather see my mama You come in sloppy drunk (Yes, yes) Ruther see my mama Come in-in-in sloppy drunk Then to see my baby, Lord Packin' up her trunk Unk 'Who says?' Well, it's bye-bye, baby Lord, if you call that gone Well, it's bye-bye If you call that gone. (Alright!) (Yeah!) ha-ha-ha ~