I have been a blues fan for as long as I can remember, but must admit that although I have heard several recurring words and phrases, there are several that I do not know the meaning of. I am sure that this has a lot to do with me being from Canada and most of these lyrics were southern black terms. For example the terms "take my rider by my side", "dust my broom", "Nation Sack", "Highwayman", are a few of the terms that are unclear to me. Can anyone help with the meaning of these and other blues staples.