Special Rider Blues Lyrics - Singles - Skip James

Special Rider Blues 5:09 Trk 5 

Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James 

Skip James - vocal, guitar and piano 

Album: Blues From The Delta 

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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