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Artist: Fred McDowell
Canonical path: /fred-mcdowell/what-s-the-matter-now
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What's The Matter Now
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What's The Matter Now
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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
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