Bessie Smith - The Gin House Blues (Original Recordings, 1926 - 1927)

What's the Matter Now

Papa, Papa, treetop tall
Hear your lovin' mama call
You ain't doin' no good
You ain't treatin' me like you should

Papa, Papa, hear my pleas
Stop mistreatin' me
You stay, stay away
That's why you hear me say

What's the matter now?
What's the matter now?
Ain't seen you, honey
Since well last spring
Tell me, pretty Papa
Have you broke that thing?

What's the matter now
That we can't get along somehow?
I ain't had no sugar in a long time
Tell me, what's the matter now?
Daddy, tell me what's the matter now?

What's the matter now?
What's the matter now?
You never give me lovin'
Like a daddy should
Tell me, do you really think
I'm made o' wood?

What's the matter now?
Cruel Daddy, we can't get along somehow
Mama wants some honey from that honeycomb
Tell me, what's the matter now?
Daddy, tell me what's the matter now?



Credits
Writer(s): Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams
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Other Album Tracks

  1. What's the Matter Now
  2. I Want Every Bit of It
  3. Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town
  4. The Gin House Blues
  5. Money Blues
  6. Baby Doll
  7. Hard Driving Papa
  8. Lost Your Head Blues
  9. Hard Time Blues
  10. Honey Man Blues

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Altri album

  1. Blue Notes – A Blues Survey from 1920-1960, vol. 1 (feat. Clarence Williams' Blue Five & Little Hat Jones) - Single
  2. Me and My Gin
  3. All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016)
  4. The Best of Bessie Smith
  5. The Empress of the Blue - Original Recordings
  6. Over the Top Blues Masterpieces, Vol. 2 (Remastered)
  7. Introducing Bessie Smith, Vol. 2
  8. All the Greatest Hits Ever Made, Vol. 4 (Remastered)
  9. The Empress of the Blues (40 Original Tracks Remastered)
  10. Me and My Gin (Original Recordings, 1928)

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