Verse 1]
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
Verse 2
Now, I'm going to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
Still barrel house, but 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
Uh-huh, see my
baby, tell her, tell her hurry
home
Had no loving since my
baby been gone
See my
baby, tell her 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 going to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
Anybody ask if you and me met, I keep them satisfied
But, uh, see my
baby, tell her, tell her to shake my milk
Ain't no Lord since you nowhere
Ah, yeah