I know you, rider
I am familiar with you and your ways

Baby, you might miss me when I'm gone,
You may feel the loss of my companionship when I depart

I say, baby, when I'm gone
I'm telling you that when I leave

Better think on it, rider
You should consider the impact of my leaving

Baby, you might miss me when I'm gone, gone, gone
You may experience a strong sense of loss when I am no longer here

I tell you when I'm gone now
I want to make it clear that I'm leaving

I do declare you're gonna miss your candyman, yeah
I can assure you that you will miss my presence

Keepin' you safe and warm
I have been your protector and comforter

Yeah, keepin' you out of harm
I have shielded you from danger

Now well, I'm goin away, baby
I am leaving now, my dear

Yeah, I won't be back till fall
I will not return until the fall season

Child, I won't be back
I assure you I will not return

Until late next fall now
My return will be delayed until late autumn

Well I'm pushin' out, baby
I am departing, my love

If I can find myself a good lovin women
If I can meet a woman of love and virtue

I might not ever come back at all
I may not return at all

Well the way I love my baby
The intensity of my love for my beloved

I know she's gonna love me some
I know she will reciprocate my love for her

Oh when she folds her lovin' arm around me
When she embraces me with her loving arms

Lord, it's just like a circle goin' round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

In all the whole world it ain't but one
There is only one person in the whole world like my beloved

Just like a circle goin' round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Just like a circle goin' round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Just like a circle goes round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Wheelin' like a circle goin' around the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Dealin' like a circle round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Reelin' like a circle goin' round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Feelin' like a circle goin' round the sun
Our love is like a timeless cycle that revolves like the sun

Around the sun, round the sun
Our love revolves like the sun

Now I know you, rider
I know you very well

Baby you might miss me when I'm gone,
You may feel the loss of my companionship when I'm no longer here

When I'm gone, oh mama when I'm gone
When I leave this place, my dear

Girl, you're gonna miss me
You will feel the loss of my presence

Now where you gonna go when it start to storm
Where will you seek shelter when the storm comes

Start to storm, start to storm
When the storm begins

Woouhouhououh, woouhouhououh...
Musical interlude