What does "Ride 'em on down" mean?

[homesick345]

From Eddie Taylor song, recently covered by the Rolling Stones

And before them, Bukka White, whith his hit at the time, Shake 'em on Down..

Listened to these songs forever, but what does all that mean, really?

Thanks

 

[ebb soul]

Pompatis.

 

[wayloncash]

More context:

 

[blowtorch]

Pretty sure it's a "Midnight Cowboy" kinda thing

 

[String Tree]

Anybody that owns a John Deere knows.

 

[bluesky1963]

Ya had to sorta be there.....

 

[william tele]

The opposite of ride em' on up...

 

[ebb soul]

On a similar note, why couldn't Robert Johnson squeeze his own lemons?

 

[paparoof]

On a similar note, why couldn't Robert Johnson squeeze his own lemons?

I heard it makes you go blind.

 

[ebb soul]

Shave and a haircut, two cents.

 

[JeffBlue]

Would it mean the same thing as P'Funk's "Get up for the downstroke?"

 

[Ash]

It's what you do when you're playing "mumbledy peg."

 

[TheGoodTexan]

I heard it makes you go blind.

Hence Blind Lemon Jefferson?

 

[nojazzhere]

Pompatis.

That's "pompatis of LOVE..." .....makes a difference, ya know.

Shave and a haircut, two cents.

...and that one is " shave and a haircut.....TWO BITS"......where in the world could you get a shave and a haircut for two cents??????

 

[dogmeat]

filler material

 

[drf64]

Hence Blind Lemon Jefferson?

Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Blake
Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Joe Reynolds
Blind John Davis
Rev Gary Davis

 

[drf64]

oops. Forgot Blind Owl Wilson.

 

[drf64]

I wish somebody would tell me what diddy-wah-diddy means

 

[Piggy Stu]

I wish somebody would tell me what diddy-wah-diddy means

Doo wah diddy is just a meaningless exuberance like 'a wop bop a loo bop'

I understand 'ride em on down' to be some cattle herding cowboy thing: suspect it is about being forceful in controlling animals

Might use it more in everyday life now I thought that

 

[walleyeman]

What does "Ride 'em on down" mean?
When you are breaking horses "taming them".
You ride them to the point of exhaustion.
Instead of riding for a short period and then jumping off "dismounting".
Which has taken on other connotations, ie. bedroom prowess