Easy Wind Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pigpen123 

Cover art for Easy Wind lyrics by Grateful Dead

"while my rider hide my bottle in the other room. " Who's this rider referred to? I've heard the dead mention a rider before.

it's a nickname for a prostitute, which comes from blues from the Mississippi delta. This song mentions bayou so.. it might not be that much of a stretch.

@pigpen123 Rider; As per 'strap hanger', a lady friend or wife that steps or rides on his toes while dancing eg 'Ballin' the Jack' or figuratively, the same except she 'cramps his style' through her demanding ways including being an impediment to his alcohol abuse.