What's The Matter Now

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 Transcriber: [email protected] 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 <laughter> 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 <laughter> 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!' <Laughter> 'He try then, he see' <song continues> 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 ~