Blues Jumped the Rabbit

"Blues Jumped the Rabbit" is a blues song from the album Cotton Eyed Joe recorded by Karen Dalton in 1962. A slightly altered version called "Blues Chase up a Rabbit" was recorded by Judy Henske in 1964. Both versions contain variations of the lyrics:

wish I was a headlight
On some eastbound train
I'd shine my light on
Cool Colorado rain

Another variation of these lyrics appeared in The Grateful Dead's version of traditional blues song "I Know You Rider" which they first performed in 1965.[1]

Karen Dalton's "Blues Jumped the Rabbit" also contains the lyrics:

When the blues jump up a rabbit
Rabbit he'll run a mile
Poor little rabbit
Cries like a new born child

A variation of these lyrics first appeared in Blind Lemon Jefferson's 1926 song "Rabbit Foot Blues." They also appear in Taj Mahal's song "Good Morning Miss Brown" on his 1968 album The Natch'l Blues.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Grateful Dead Family Discography: I Know You Rider". Deaddisc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ "The Natch'l Blues - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1974-10-15. Retrieved 2016-07-26.


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