Down The Dirt Road Blues lyrics

I'm goin' away, to a world unknown<br />
I'm goin' away, to a world unknown<br />
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long<br />
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My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid<br />
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid<br />
Lord, I got somethin' to find that somethin' with <br />
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I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere<br />
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere<br />
I been to the Nation1, oh Lord, but I couldn't stay there<br />
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Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad<br />
(spoken: Why, of course they are)<br />
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad<br />
(spoken: What was a-matter with 'em?!)<br />
It must not a-been them oversea blues I had<br />
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Every day seem like murder here<br />
(spoken: My God, I'm no sheriff)<br />
Every day seem like murder here<br />
I'm gonna leave tomorrow, I know you don't bid my care<br />
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Can't go down any dirt road by myself<br />
Can't go down any dirt road by myself<br />
(spoken: My Lord, who ya gonna carry?)<br />
I don't carry my2, gonna carry me someone else<br />
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Note 1: Nation, the "Indian Nation" now Oklahoma, a nineteenth century term<br />
Note 2: "my" most likely refers to "my rider"
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