Mmm, the sun goin' down, boy, dark gon' catch me here Standin' at the crossroad, I tried to flag a rideĭidn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by Mmmmm, standin' at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my kneesĪsked the Lord above "Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please." Robert Johnson's Take 2 lyrics transcription:īy Robert Johnson (rec, San Antonio, Texas) The "Going down to Rosedale" verse is actually lifted from Johnson's musically related "Traveling Riverside Blues" and Eric's riff also seems to be partly derived from that song. It is also interesting how Eric has substantially reworked the lyrics, a traditional blues activity shown by the variation in Johnson's own consecutive takes. Friend-boy is a dialectic substitute for boyfriend and Willie Brown was a very generous teacher of the blues to Robert.
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The confusion is caused by Eric mimicing Johnson's accent on the "boy". This is a common transcription of Eric's rendition, however after listening closely on the remastered "Those Were the Days" it is definitely "friend-boy" as in Johnson's take 2 version (which I'm listening to as I write this as I have at last purchased "The Complete Recordings" box set). * My original transcription used "friend boy", after viewing some sheet music I changed it to "friend poor". Run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.*Īnd I'm staying at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down. You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.* You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside. Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. Well I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by.
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I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.ĭown to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride. I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.ĭown to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.Īsked the Lord above for mercy, "Save me if you please."