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Asked sweet mama, Let me be her kid
She said, "You might get hurt if you don't keep it hid"
Well I know my baby, If I see her in the dark
I said I know my rider, If I see her in the dark
Now, I goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side
Still barrelhouse, If it's on the riverside, yeah
I know my baby, Lord, I said, "is really sloppy drunk"
I know my mama, Lord, a brown skin, but she ain't no plum
See my baby, tell her, Tell her hurry home
Had no lovin', since my baby been gone
See my baby, Tell hurry on home
I ain't had, Lord, my right mind, Since my rider's been gone
Hey, she promises, She's my rider
I want to tell you, She's my rider
I know you're mine, She's my rider
She ain't but sixteen, But she's my rider
I'm goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by side
Anybody argue with me man, I'll keep them satisfied
Well, see my baby, tell her, Tell her the shape I'm in
Ain't had no lovin', Lord, since you know when
Spoken: Why don't you come into my kitchen
She's a kindhearted lady. She studies evil all the time
She's a kindhearted woman. She studies evil all the time
Squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg
Squeeze it so hard, I'll fall right out of bed
Squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg
Spoken: I wonder if you know what I'm talkin' about
Oh, but the way that you squeeze it girl
I swear I'm gonna fall right out of bed
She's a good rider
She's my kindhearted lady
I'm gonna take my rider by my side
I said her front teeth are lined with gold
She's gotta mortgage on my body, got a lien on my soul
She's my brown skin sugar plum
She said, "You might get hurt if you don't keep it hid"
Well I know my baby, If I see her in the dark
I said I know my rider, If I see her in the dark
Now, I goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side
Still barrelhouse, If it's on the riverside, yeah
I know my baby, Lord, I said, "is really sloppy drunk"
I know my mama, Lord, a brown skin, but she ain't no plum
See my baby, tell her, Tell her hurry home
Had no lovin', since my baby been gone
See my baby, Tell hurry on home
I ain't had, Lord, my right mind, Since my rider's been gone
Hey, she promises, She's my rider
I want to tell you, She's my rider
I know you're mine, She's my rider
She ain't but sixteen, But she's my rider
I'm goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by side
Anybody argue with me man, I'll keep them satisfied
Well, see my baby, tell her, Tell her the shape I'm in
Ain't had no lovin', Lord, since you know when
Spoken: Why don't you come into my kitchen
She's a kindhearted lady. She studies evil all the time
She's a kindhearted woman. She studies evil all the time
Squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg
Squeeze it so hard, I'll fall right out of bed
Squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg
Spoken: I wonder if you know what I'm talkin' about
Oh, but the way that you squeeze it girl
I swear I'm gonna fall right out of bed
She's a good rider
She's my kindhearted lady
I'm gonna take my rider by my side
I said her front teeth are lined with gold
She's gotta mortgage on my body, got a lien on my soul
She's my brown skin sugar plum
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You have obviously never listened to Robert Johnson. The lyrics are taken from several of Robert Johnsons songs as well as other pre-war blues artists. They used verses and lyrics from several songs to come up with an "original" song which is at the same time a tribute to Robert Johnson. That does not mean that they are thieves.
"As for all of the Blues noobs who have posted here I think you should look up more musicians other than Robert Johnson as there are many better ones out there from the same period. If anything Robert Johnson marks the end of an era."
Yes there are some great artists from the same era, but you are seriously mistaken if say they are better than Robert Johnson.
The meaning of Rider is basically woman, an easy rider is a prostitue
As for sexually explicit lyrics "not being allowed" I would say you made that up on the spot from your own conception of what it was like 70 years ago. Anyone who has ever listened to Bo Carter will know that its just not true. songs such as "My Pencil wont write no more", "Pin in your Cushion" and "Banana in your fruit basket" clearly dont have any sexual conotations do they?
As for all of the Blues noobs who have posted here I think you should look up more musicians other than Robert Johnson as there are many better ones out there from the same period. If anything Robert Johnson marks the end of an era.
I hate it when people blindly assume that all Zeppelin "cover" songs are simply lifted lyrics, anyone with ears can tell that Johnson's and Zeppelin's versions bear very very little in common other than the lemon bit and the take my rider to rosedale stuff. even the names are different. Zeppelin NEVER lifted entire lyrics or the entire music from ANY song and called it their own, quit calling them thieves, if what Zeppelin did was stealing, then all blues musicians are thieves!