“I Know You Rider”
Description
"I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone (x2), Gonna miss your li'l mama from rollin' in your arms." The singer sets out to find a man who will give her some "decent care." If she can't be her man's love, she won't be his dog. Many verses float
Notes
The Lomaxes claim to have gotten one verse of this from a female prisoner (location unidentified). No word of the source for the other ninety percent of their text. - RBW
References
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 196-197, "Woman Blue" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 77, "I Know You Rider" (1 text)
- DT, KNOWRIDR
- Roud #15575
- BI, LxA196