You're Gonna Be Sorry   6:39   Trk 14
Mississippi Fred McDowell
(previously unreleased)
Recorded Sept. 22, 1959, Como Mississippi
Fred McDowell - guitar & vocal
Fanny Davis (sister) - comb, Miles Pratcher - guitar.
Album: Portraits The First Recordings
Rounder CD 1718
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

Note: Background chorus verses are a variation of lines.


Chorus:
(Something is wrong)
(My baby's gone)

Lord, you gon' be sorry
Ever done me wrong

Say, you're gon' be sorry
Ever done me wrong

Might done be too late, baby
Honey, now I'll be gone

Chorus:
(Something is wrong)
(My baby's gone)
(Have her fun)
(Might be gone)

I'm goin' by the pawn shop
Put my watch in pawn

(Something is wrong)
(My baby's gone)
(Have her fun)
(Watch in pawn)

Lord, I'm goin' by the pawn shop
Put my watch in pawn

Chorus:
(Something is wrong)
(Watch in pawn)
(Have her fun)
(Might be gone)

(guitar & comb)

What you goin' do, baby
When your trouble get like mine?

(guitar)

Chrous:
(Have trouble like this)
(Try trouble like this)

What you goin' do, baby
When your trouble get like mine?

Lord, you can't do me
Honey, like you did wit' done, Po' Shine

Chorus:
(Like Po' Shine)
(Now he's gone)
(Like Po' Shine)
(Now he's gone)

Lord, you took his money, babe
But swear you can't take mine

(cue)

Chorus:
(My baby's gone)
(Something is wrong)  'I may'
(My baby's gone)
(My baby's gone)

Lord, I wonder
What's the matter now?

Chorus:
(What's the matter?)
(What's the matter?)
(What's the matter?)
(What's the matter?)

Lord, I wonder
What's the matter now?

Chorus:
(I wonder, I wonder)
(I wonder, I wonder)
(I wonder)

Lord, I wonder, baby
Wonder what's the matter, now?

Chorus:
(My baby's gone)
(Something is wrong)
(My baby's gone)
(My baby's gone)

(guitar & solo)

Chorus:
(I wonder, I wonder)
(I wonder, I wonder)
(I wonder, I wonder)
(I wonder, I wonder)

Lord, I'm still wondering'
I don't know what to do

(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)

Lord, I wonder, baby
What gonna 'come of me?

Chorus:
(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)
(Nothin' to do)

Lord, I wonder
What gonna 'come a-me?

(guitars)

(What come of me?)
(What come of me?)
(What come of me?)

(guitars)

Well, just come on, baby
Take a little walk wit' me

(Now just a walk)
(Now just a walk)
(Now just a walk)
(Now just a walk)

Well, just come on, baby
Take a little walk wit' me

(Now take a walk)
(Now take a walk)
(Now take a walk)
(Now take a walk)

Lord, just come on, baby
Take a little walk wit' me

(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)

(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)
(Come take a walk)

Lord, come on baby, Lordy
Take a little walk wit' me.

Unk: 'Stop'

(guitars to end)

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