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"See See Rider" is a traditional song from the early 20th century that likely originated on the black vaudeville circuit.

It was first recorded by Ma Rainey at Paramount Records New York Studio. Her Georgia Jazz Band included Louis Armstrong on cornet, Charlie Green on trombone, Buster Bailey on clarinet, Fletcher Henderson on piano, and Charlie Dixon on banjo.

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I'm so unhappy,
I feel so blue,
I always feel so sad.
I made a mistake,
Right from the start.
Oh it seems to hard to part!

Oh, but this letter,
That I will write,
I hope he will remember,
When he receives it!

See see Rider!
Oh, see what you have done!
Oh, see see Rider,
Oh, see what you have done.
You done made me love you,
And now your baby come.

If I's a catfish,
Swimmin' in the deep blue sea.
If I was a catfish,
Swimmin' in the deep blue sea,
I'd swim across the ocean,
Bring my baby back to me!

Well, I'm going away, baby
And I won't be back 'til fall.
Well, I'm going away, baby
And I won't be back 'til fall.
And if I find me another sweetie,
I won't be back at all!

Oh, see see Rider!
Where'd you sleep last night?
Oh, see see Rider!
Where'd you sleep last night?
I see you shoes, they ain't a'buttoned,
Your clothes don't fit you right!

I'm gon' buy me a pistol,
Just as long as I'm tall.
I'm gon' buy me a pistol,
I'm gonna shoot you down,
I'm gonna catch the cannonball.
Well if you won't have me,
You won't have no-one at all!

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from 1924, released December 23, 2022

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Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival San Francisco, California

Born out of pandemic lockdown madness, Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival began as an experiment in jug band overdubbing that blossomed into an album celebrating some of the best tunes written, recorded, and/or published in 1924. Originally intended as a personal project for friends and family, the end result came out well enough to deserve a public release...maybe. ... more

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