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This one has a fellow who recently fell off his horse reciting a litany of superstitious and practical reasons to his wife for why he "can't" ride into town to get supplies today.
A bit family story-related due to the high number of relatives who have been killed in horse mayhem of various types.

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I seen a spider spun a web an' then it blew away
na' I ain't ridin' t'day
Ye' use too much starch woman, shirt won't fit
na' I ain't ridin' t'day
I busted muh tooth on a peanut shell
an' I ain't ridin' t'day
Well ye' bak'd me a cake an' hell it dun fell!
so I ain't ridin't'day

CH:
An' you can't make me ride, you can't make me ride
ye' can't make me ride t'day
Nae you can't make me ride, you can't make me ride
ye' can't make me ride agin!

I seen tha' hoorse a-lookin' at me!
na' I ain't ridin' t'day
An'I jes' spied a crooked ol' willow tree
I says I ain't ridin' t'day!
Damn rooster done crow'd one minute past dawn
so's I ain't ridin' t'day
Well it's too damn cold an' I'm too damn old
I tell ye' I ain't ridin' t'day!

*CH*

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from Newstalgic American Folk Songbook Vol. 1, released July 29, 2017

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