Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song What's the Matter Now? , by - Mississippi Fred McDowell. Song from the album Les pionniers du Blues, Vol. 15 : Mississippi Fred McDowell, in the genre БлюзWhat's the Matter Now? |
| 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!) |
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