Guitar, Banjo, Vocal
- Robin
Bass - Barry Weisenfeld
Harmonica - Richard Sleigh
I learned this blues song from an Acoustic Hot Tuna recording. It is found in different versions and with different titles ("Woman's Blues", "Circle Round The Sun"). Indeed, James Taylor, The Greatful Dead and Hot Tuna have all recorded it in quite different ways. James recorded it as a slow lament entitled "Circle Round The Sun" backed by a string section. The Greatful Dead interpreted it as a bluegrass number, and Hot Tuna's acoustic finger-style blues version was the basis of my arrangement. The all knowing attitude of the weary woman just resonates through the years, and the simple images are stunning.
Know You Rider
Well I know you rider, gonna
miss me when I'm gone
Well I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone
You gonna miss your mama from rolling in your arms
Well I know my baby he's bound to love me some
Well I know my baby he's bound to love me some
He throws his arms around me like a circle round the sun
Well I laid down and I
tried to take my rest
I laid down and I tried to take my rest
but my mind it just kept wandering like some wild geese in the west
I’m going down the
road where I get better care
I’m going down the road where I get better care
I believe I’ll go babe, I just don’t feel welcome here
Just as sure as the bird
fly in the sky above
Just as sure as the bird fly in the sky above
Life ain’t worth living if you ain’t with the man you love
The sun’s gonna shine
in my back door some day
The sun’s gonna shine in my back door some day
The wind’s gonna rise and blow my blues away
To love you baby, it’s easy as falling off a log
To love you baby, it’s easy as falling off a log
Wanna be your baby but I sure won’t be your dog