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Song title: CC rider

(Rainey) by Gertrude ('Ma') Rainey (Paramount 12252) 1924

CC rider - "Detroit medley" version

Well now see, C.C. Rider
well now see, see what you have done
Well now see, C.C. Rider
well now see, see what you have done
Well you made me love you woman
Now your man has come

So I'm goin' away now baby
And I won't be back till fall
I'm goin' away now baby
And I won't be back till fall
Just might find me a good girl
Might not be comin' back at all

Well now see, C.C. Rider
See now the moon is shining bright
Well now see, C.C. Rider
See now the moon is shining bright
Just might find me that good girl
And everything would be alright

Notes: Originally performed by Mitch Rider and the Detroit whhels. Used as stable part of the {1}
Played in a slower version in 1971


CC rider - slow 1971 version

Well I said C, CC Rider
Come on see, just what you've done
I said now C, CC Rider
Come on see, see just what you've done
Well you made me love you woman, now your man is gone

I said I'm going, I'm gonna see my baby
And I wont get back here until the fall
I said I'm gone, gonna see my baby
And I wont get back here until the fall
If I find myself with a new love
I might not come back to this city at all
Oh no no, Oh baby

Well I said C, I said CC Rider
Come on C, see what you have done
Now you have gone away and left me
And your old man's come home
Well I'm gonna see my baby
And I wont get back here until the fall
I said I'm gonna see my baby
And I wont get back here until the fall
If I find myself a true love
I might not get back here at all

Well now C., C. C. Rider, see now the moon is shining bright,
Well now C., C. C. Rider, see now the moon is shining bright,
Just might find me that good girl and everything would be alright
I said CC Rider, CC Rider, I said CC Rider
I said CC Rider, I said CC Rider, I said CC Rider


Statistics from the KILLING FLOOR (www.brucespringsteen.it) database


This song has never been published on any official release.

Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
 - 10/07/1971 Brookdale Community College, Lincroft,NJ ,USA during the BSB period
 - 23/07/1971 Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park, New York,NY ,USA during the BSB period
 - 10/03/1989 Rubber, Los Angeles,CA ,USA during the Summer '89 bar Tour, during the soundcheck.
 - 17/02/1991 Tent on the beach, Malibu,CA ,USA
 - 08/09/1999 The Palace, Auburn Hills,MI ,USA during the Reunion Tour, during the soundcheck.
 - 02/04/2011 Wonder Bar, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA

Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 10/07/1971 Brookdale Community College, Lincroft,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 02/04/2011 Wonder Bar, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA

Song 'history':

During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 2 time(s) with the Bruce Springsteen Band. .
Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.

In the Reunion tour, the song was only practiced (08/09/1999 The Palace, Auburn Hills,MI ,USA, during the soundcheck.) but never played in the regular set.

The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database