You're Gonna Be Sorry - Mississippi Fred McDowell

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.

(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

(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

(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

(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)

(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?

(What's the matter?)

(What's the matter?)

(What's the matter?)

(What's the matter?)

Lord, I wonder

What’s the matter now?

(I wonder, I wonder)

(I wonder, I wonder)

(I wonder)

Lord, I wonder, baby

Wonder what’s the matter, now?

(My baby’s gone)

(Something is wrong)

(My baby’s gone)

(My baby’s gone)

(guitar & solo)

(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?

(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)