Song made famous by the late, great
Big Bill Broonzy, also sung in various versions by
Leadbelly and even the
Grateful Dead. Also known as
easy rider (from which the movie got the name), the
title was probably a slang term first for the
guitar of a traveling
bluesman, strapped to his back, and later for a
loose woman or his lover, also usually on her back.
chorus: You C C Rider, see what you done done
C C Rider, you see what you done done
You C C Rider, you see what you done done
You done made me love you and now your man don't come
My home is on the water, I don't like no land at all
Home's on the water and I don't like no land at all
My home's on the water and I don't like no land at all
I'd rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog
chorus
I'm goin' away baby, sure don't wanna go
Goin' away baby, but I sure don't wanna go
I'm goin' away baby, but I sure don't wanna go
When I leave this time, you never see me no more
chorus