Special Rider Blues

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