Hi. Our ISP was misbehaving last night. Bill asked me to listen to the record but I don't guess he got to post my guesses, so to speak, because Erols kept going down.

For what it's worth, I agree with almost everything above, but have a couple suggestions. Joe sent the Finest Kind recording (it's great, Joe!). The version you guys put together is almost exactly what I think E.C. Ball is saying, it's closerthan Finest Kind's version.

Just two suggestions (feel free to disregard):

Instead of "Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain," I think Ball is saying, "Lord, I need a little time to gather in the grain." I listed several times and keep coming up with that. I like it better, anyway.

Second, in the chorus, the lead sings
"I'm rea----dy when you call--- me,"
(the dashes just indicate that he's holding the note.)

At the same time, the other singers are saying
"I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord,"
So I think of the shorter version as the "real" words, whatever that means.

Every place where Finest Kind and Ball disagree, you guys have Ball's version which is the original. This was so much fun that I've made up my mind to learn the song. It's sure a great song.

- Rita Ferrara