Can I Ride (Rev. Willie Morganfield) If I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) If I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) Oh, ride up to Heaven in the morning If I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (can I ride?) Oh, ride up to Heaven in the morning Must Jesus bear the cross alone And all this world go free? (World go free) I know there's a cross for everyone And there's a cross for me (Whoah!) If I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, ride up into Heaven in the morning I came to Jesus as I was weary worn and sad I found in Him a resting place and He has made me glad (Whoah!) If I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, ride up into Heaven in the morning Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, if I've got my ticket, Lord, (Can I ride?) Oh, ride up into Heaven in the morning Oh, ride up into Heaven in the morning -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can I ride? w & m Willie Morganfield, arr. Kenneth Morris. Type of Work: Music Registration Number / Date: EP0000150360 / 1961-02-06 Title: Can I ride? w & m Willie Morganfield Variant title: Can I ride? Names: Morganfield, Willie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAN I RIDE Title TITLE DETAIL BMI Work # 174466 ISWC # T-070237295-9 Total Controlled by BMI: 100.00% SONGWRITER/COMPOSER CURRENT AFFILIATION CAE/IPI # MORGANFIELD WILLIE BMI 21507623 PUBLISHERS CURRENT AFFILIATION CAE/IPI # SU-MA PUBLISHING COMPANY BMI 486838593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 1961 Su-Ma Publishing Company / Acquarian BMI This version San Francisco, California, 13 November 1980 Transcription by serge 16 February 2020 Thanks to rcook for extra help 6 March 2020 Final Transcription by serge 7 March 2020 ================================================================================================================================================= NOTES: Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone (Thomas Shepherd 1693, George N. Allen, 1846) Must Jesus bear the cross alonea nd all the world go free? No, there's a cross for everyone and there's a cross for me https://hymnary.org/text/must_jesus_bear_the_cross_alone https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Must_Jesus_Bear_the_Cross_Alone/ *** I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say (Horatius Bonar, John Bacchus Dykes) 1846 I came to Jesus as I was, weary, and worn, and sad I found in Him a resting-place, and He has made me glad ================================================================================================================================================= 1961 Rev. Willie Morganfield: 7" "Can I Ride" / "What Is This" Acquarian Record Co. 6457 (February 1961) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Willie-Morganfield-Can-I-Ride-What-Is-This/release/1514402 https://www.45cat.com/record/6457 https://bless-this-soul.com/acquarian-6457 LP "Willie Morganfield's Gospel Favorites" Jewel Records...... LP 0002 (November 1966) https://www.discogs.com/Willie-Morganfield-Gospel-Favorites/release/5910764 Willie Morganfield vocals, Florence Morganfield piano, DuQuince Parks organ Note: no audio link this 1961 version: 2:40 1962 Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers: "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" (George Nelson Allen) recorded 7 September 1960, United Recording, Hollywood: 7" "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" / "God Is Standing By" SAR Records SAR 124 (January 1962) https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Soul-Stirrers-Must-Jesus-Bear-The-Cross-Alone-God-Is-Standing-By/release/8388113 2 LPs "The Gospel Soul Of Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers Vol. 1" Specialty SPS-2116 (October 1969) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Sam-Cooke-With-The-Soul-Stirrers-The-Gospel-Soul-Of-Sam-Cooke-With-The-Soul-Stirrers-Vol-1/release/2355985 7" "The Last Mile Of The Way" / "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" Specialty 921 (April 1970) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Sam-Cooke-With-The-Soul-Stirrers-The-Last-Mile-Of-The-Way-Must-Jesus-Bear-The-Cross-Alone/release/2954560 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3CSFLX-uuo The Caravans: LP "Seek Ye Lord" Vee Jay Records VJLP-5026 (1962) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" https://www.discogs.com/fr/Caravans-Seek-Ye-The-Lord/release/5753764 LP "Seek Ye Lord" Vee Jay Records VJLP-5026 (March 1963) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Caravans-Seek-Ye-The-Lord/release/3689914 LP "Seek Ye Lord" Trip TLP-7026 (1963) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" LP "Seek Ye Lord" Exodus Records EX/EXS-66 (August 1966) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Caravans-Seek-Ye-The-Lord/release/7673183 https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Caravans-Seek-Ye-The-Lord/release/10678687 2 x LP "The Best of The Caravans" Savoy Records DBL 7012 (1977) https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Caravans-The-Best-Of-The-Caravans/release/3956010 CD "The Best of The Caravans" Savoy Records SCD 7012 (November 1998) https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Caravans-The-Best-Of-The-Caravans/release/8188871 with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" CD "Seek Ye the Lord/The Soul of the Caravans" Vee Jay Records NVG2-608 (October 1993) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" CD "Seek Ye the Lord/The Soul of the Caravans" Vee Jay Records COL-CD-7237 (2000) with "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DerVFdsE1Dc 1964 The Statesmen Quartet: LP "Songs of Faith" RCA Camden CAS 843 (October 1964) https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Statesmen-Quartet-With-Hovie-Lister-Songs-Of-Faith/release/3333079 with "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJpEdYOtHDo 1970 The Shaw Singers Featuring Opal And J. W. Shaw: 7" "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" / "God Has Done Much For Me" Messenger Records M-6996 (1977) https://www.discogs.com/fr/The-Shaw-Singers-Must-Jesus-Bear-The-Cross-Alone/release/12588520 7" "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" / "God Has Done Much For Me" Designer 45/6880 (1970) 4 CDs "The Soul Of Designer Records" Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum Records BLM0289 (August 2014) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Various-The-Soul-Of-Designer-Records/release/6186573 https://biglegalmessrecords.com/products/the-soul-of-designer-records-1 https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-soul-of-designer-records-mw0002716186 with "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsyjW5TLNWc 1971 Clarence Fountain: LP "Soul Gospel" Jewel...... Records Jewel LPS 0030 (February 1971) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Clarence-Fountain-Soul-Gospel/release/5307772 https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/lps0030 with "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?" 7" "Precious Lord" / "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" Jewel...... Records Jewel 166 (1974) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Clarence-Fountain-Precious-Lord-Must-Jesus-Bear-The-Cross-Alone/release/10064384 https://www.45cat.com/record/nc888318us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q27lEe4Kfs 1977 Rev. Willie Morganfield and the Bell Grove Baptist Church Choir: 7" "Can I Ride" / "Old Landmark" Jewel Records...... Jewel 259 (April 1977) promo https://www.discogs.com/fr/Willie-Morganfield-Can-I-Ride-Old-Landmark/release/9330875 http://www.45cat.com/record/jewel259 7" "Can I Ride" / "Old Landmark" Jewel Records...... Jewel 259 (April 1977) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Willie-Morganfield-Can-I-Ride-Old-Landmark/release/9330875 LP "Bell Grove Baptist Church Choir Presented By And Featuring Rev. Willie Morganfield" Jewel Records...... LPS 0125 (April 1977) https://www.discogs.com/fr/Bell-Grove-Baptist-Church-Choir-Willie-Morganfield-Bell-Grove-Baptist-Church-Choir-Presented-By-And-/release/6180709 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7A9XzPaiu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3zJdOP6MjU this 1977 version: 4:36