Hey, that's right Asked sweet mama, "let me a-be your kid" She said-a, "you might get hurt if'n a-you don't a-keep it hid" Well, uh-huh, i know my baby if i see her in the dark I said, i know my rider if i see her in the dark Now, i'm goin' to rosedale, take my rider by my side Still barrelhouse 'cause it's on the riverside, yeah I know my baby, lord, i said-a, beware, there's something wrong I know my mama, lord, a brown-skin but she ain't no plum, ah-ha See my baby, tell her, tell her, "hurry home" Had no lovin' since my baby geen bone (sic), yeah See my baby, tell her, "hurry on home" I ain't had, no, my right mind since my rider's been gone Hey, promises-a she's my rider I wanna tell you, she's my rider Blow your mind, she's my rider She ain't but sixteen, but she's my rider I'm goin' to rosedale, take my rider by my side Anybody argue with me, man, i'll keep them satisfied Well, i see my baby, tell her, tell her the shape i'm in Ain't had no lovin', lord, since you-know-when Aww, yeah, my, my, my, my Ah, why don't you come in my kitchen My kindhearted baby, ya studies evil all the time She's a kindhearted woman-a, studies evil all the time Squeeze my lemon 'till the juice runs down my leg-a Squeeze it so hard, i'll fall right outta bed Will you squeeze my lemon 'till the juice runs down my leg I wonder if you know what i'm talkin' about Ah, well, the way that you squeeze it, girl-a I swear, i'm gonna fall right outta bed Aw, she's a good rider, hey-yeah She's my kindhearted baby I wanna take my rider by my side, yeah I said, her front teeth are lined with gold She got a mortgage on my body, got a lien on my soul She's my brown-skinned sugar-plum She makes me
