Going Down the River

I'm Going Down The River 4:17 Trk 1

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Fred McDowell - vocal and guitar

w/Fanny Davis - comb, Miles Pratcher - guitar

Recorded Sept. 22, 1959, Como Mississippi

Album: Portraits The First Recordings

Rounder CD 1718

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.comI'm goin' down that river

I'm goin-a take that right hand road

I'm goin' down the river

I'm goin-a take that right hand road

Lord, I ain't gon' stop walkin'

'Till I get in sweet mama's armsLord, the girl I'm lovin'

She got that great long curly hair

Lord, the girl I'm lovin'

Got the great long curly hair

Lord, her mama an her papa, Lord

Sure don't allow me thereLord, allow me

Sure don't allow me

Sure don't allow me

Sure don't allow me

Sure don't allow

Allow me there

Lord, Lord

Sho' don't allow

'llow me there(guitar & comb)Sun rose this mornin', baby

Lord, I was layin' down on my flo'

Lord, the sun rose this mornin'

I was layin' down on my flo'

Lord, no woman to love me

Baby, even no place to goLord, nobody

Love me, baby

Lord, no place

Place to go

Lord

Even no, place to go

Lordy, Lordy, Lord, Lord(guitar)Lord, I'm goin' away, baby

Don't you wanna go?

I'm goin' away, baby

Mama, don't you wanna go?

Lord, I'm goin' somewhere

I ain't never been beforeOh, Lord, I

Lord, I'm goin'

Goin' somewhere

I ain't never

Been befo'

Lord, Lord.(a person claps)~