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Special Rider Blues 5:09 Trk 5 |
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Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James |
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Skip James - vocal, guitar and piano |
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Album: Blues From The Delta |
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From Vanguard 'Today!' album 1966 |
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Vanguard Records CD 96517-2 1998 |
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I ain't got no, special rider here |
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I ain't got no, no special rider here |
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I ain't got nobody |
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To love and feel my care |
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(guitar) |
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I woke up this mo'nin |
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Looked at spec-special risin' sun |
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I woke up this mo'nin |
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I looked at special risin' sun |
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Now, I pray up to the good Lord |
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That my special rider, she would come |
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(guitar) |
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I got up off-a my pallet |
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I laid down 'cross my bed |
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I got up off my pallet |
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An I laid down across my bed |
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When I went to eat my break'qast |
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An the blues was all in my bread |
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(guitar) |
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You know, I got a letter |
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How do you reck'in it read? |
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I got a letter |
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An how do you reck'in it read? |
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You better hur' up an come home |
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Because yo' special rider, she's dead |
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That's the reason I ain't |
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Got no special rider |
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Rider, here |
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That's the reason I ain't |
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Got no special rider, here |
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Now, I ain't got nobody |
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To love and feel my care. |
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(guitar to end) |
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