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Well the first days are the hardest days
Dont you worry any more
Cause when life looks like Easy Street
There is danger at your door
Think this through with me
Let me know your mind
Whoa oh, what I want to know
Is: are you kind?
Its a buck dancers choice my friends
Better take my advice
You know all the rules by now
And the fire from the ice
Will you come with me?
Wont you come with me?
Whoa oh, what I want to know:
Will you come with me?
God damn, well, I declare
Have you seen the like?
Their walls are built of cannon balls
Their motto is dont tread on me
Come hear Uncle Johns Band
Playing to the tide
Come with me or go alone
Hes come to take his children home
Its the same story the crow told me
Its the only one he knows
Like the morning sun you come
And like the wind you go
Aint no time to hate
Barely time to wait
Whoa oh, what I want to know:
Where does the time go?
I live in a silver mine
And I call it Beggars Tomb
I got me a violin
And I beg you call the tune
Anybodys choice
I can hear your voice
Whoa oh, what I want to know:
How does the song go?
Come hear Uncle Johns Band
By the riverside
Got some things to talk about
Here beside the rising tide
Come hear Uncle Johns Band
Playing to the tide
Come along or go alone
Hes come to take his children home
Whoa oh, what I want to know:
How does the song go?
Come hear Uncle Johns Band
By the riverside
Got some things to talk about
Here beside the rising tide
Come hear Uncle Johns Band
Playing to the tide
Come along or go alone
Hes come to take his children home |
What are they seeing when they look in each others eyes?
What are they feeling when they see each others smile?
Is it a love Ive never known or an emotion that Ive outgrown?
Did I take a wrong turnin on lifes winding road?
Wont somebody help me find the, find the right way to go?
My life need some correction, alteration in direction
Wont someone come with me for a while, for a while, yes, yes Im lost
What is the secret of this tie that binds
Two souls in communion, both body and mind
Is it special magic or just the nature of things?
Conceived of great spirit, not for beggars but kings
You who have found it, please help me along
Im a man, Im a man, Im not, Im not made out of stone
My needs they are simple, I dont want many things
But I truly want to fly on them wings of love one more time
Thats all I need
I wanna fly on them wings
I wanna fly on them wings of love
Im a stranger here
Wont somebody help me now
I wake up early in the morning
You know, you know, you know my pillow gets soaking wet
All I need, all I need
Thats to fly on them wings
Im in love one more time
Im a stranger in your town
Dont on them wings |
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there Ill take my stand
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there Ill take my stand
A rifle on my shoulder, six shooter in my hand
Oh lord, I been all around this world
Lulu, my lulu come and open the door
Lulu, my lulu come and open the door
Before I have to walk in with my old forty-four
Oh lord, I been all around this world
Mama and papa, little sister makes three
Mama and papa, little sister makes three
Theyre coming in the morning, thats the last youll see of me
Oh lord, I been all around this world
Hang me, oh, hang me, so Ill be dead and gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, so Ill be dead and gone
I wouldnt mind your hanging, boys but you wait in jail so long
Oh lord, I been all around this world
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there Ill take my stand
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there Ill take my stand
A rifle on my shoulder, six shooter in my hand
Oh lord, I been all around this world |
The news is out, all over town
That youve been seen out running around
I know that I should leave her there
I just cant go Lord, You win again
This heart of mine, could never see
What everybody knows but me
Just trustin you was my great sin
I just cant go Lord, You win again
What can I do Lord? You win again |
Its three AM in the combat zone
Gentlemen start your engines!
They can close this bar, but baby I aint goin
Gentlemen start your engines!
If you lock up the whiskey, give me gasoline
I got a seven grand redline on the black machine
The dead can do my sleepin, if you know what I mean
Gentlemen start your engines!
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Gentlemen start
Gentlemen start
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Got a little girl here in a pinafore dress
Gentlemen start your engines!
Shes got more tricks than you can guess
Gentlemen start your engines!
Its dark outside, but its darker within
Check the back of my jacket just to see my grin
They dont write pomes about the state Im in
Gentlemen start your engines!
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Gentlemen start
Gentlemen start
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Bridge 1:
One of these days Im gonna pull myself togeather
Soon as I finish tearin myself apart
Like the Devils Mustangs
Ive been ridin hell for leather
Put away wet and angry in the dark
When the police come you better let em in
Gentlemen start your engines!
Dont forget to tell em what a sport Ive been
Gentlemen start your engines!
I got a head full of vintage TNT
Theyre gonna blow me up stead of burying me
If youre lookin for trouble come and sit with me
Gentlemen start your engines!
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Gentlemen start
Gentlemen start
Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentlemen start your engines!
Bridge 2:
One of these days Im gonna pull myself togeather
Soon as I finish tearin myself apart
Let me tell you, honey
Theres some mighty stormy weather |
Music: Phil Lesh
Played a few times by the Grateful Dead in 1968--and not to be confused with the traditional Oh My Darling Clementine. The lyric is not in Robert Hunters book Box Of Rain, but he has confirmed he wrote it
Chopped olive sandwiches, roses and wine
Cold ripe persimmons, my sweet Clementine
Theres a chill in the meadow, of bottomless time
I go on, I go on, I cannot fill my cup
Theres a hole in the bottom, the spring has dried up
I run through the forests of linear time
Chop through the branches and cut through the vines
Ill be back in a moment, though it may take me years
In the lava rock canyons corroded with fears
Of corruptible bodies and grief beyond tears
Ill go on till I hear the sweet voices behind
That Ive left for the comfort of cold Clementine
This is the 2 Feb 1968 version:
Chopped olive sandwiches, roses and wine
Red ripe persimmons, my sweet Clementine
I go on, I go on, I cant fill my cup
Theres a hole in the bottom, the well has dried up
I run through the forest, I cut past the vine
Head through the thickets of linear time
of voices, sweet voices behind
Ive left for the comfort of cold Clementine
Notes
the 20 Jan 1968 version is Cold ripe persimmons
the 23 Jan 1968 version is ... never was mine
The 20 Jan 1968 version is essentially the same as the 2 Feb one, but with the first verse only. The 23 Jan 1968 version has Jerry singing the first verse, then repeating the first two lines of the first verse, followed by the third and fourth lines of the second verse
The 26 Jan 1969 version is a more complete one:
Chopped olive sandwiches, roses and wine
Cold ripe persimmons, my sweet Clementine
Theres a chill in the meadow of bottomless time
I go on, I go on, I cant fill my cup
Theres a hole in the bottom, the spring has dried up
Just a thought for the moment, it never was mine
Just like a and cut past the vines
I run through the forests of linear time
I go on, I go on, I cant fill my cup
I go on, I go on, though it might take me years
In the lava rock canyons all corroded with fears
Corruptible bodies and grief beyond tears
I go on till I hear the sweet voices behind
That Ive left for the comfort of cold Clementine |
Who else is gonna bring you a broken arrow
Who else is gonna bring you a bottle of rain
There he goes moving across the water
There he goes turning my whole world around
Do you feel what I feel
Can we make it so thats part of the deal
I gotta hold you in these arms of steel
Lay your heart on the line this time
I wanna breathe when you breathe
When you whisper like that hot summer breeze
Count the beads of sweat that cover me
Didnt you show me a sign this time
Can you see what I see
Can you cut behind the mystery
I will meet you by the witness tree
Leave the whole world behind
I want to come when you call
Ill get to you if I have to crawl
They cant hold me with these iron walls
We got mountains to climb, to climb
Turning my whole world around
Turning my whole world around
Turning my whole world around |
Well the joint was jumping, going around and around
Hey! reeling and a-rocking, what a crazy sound
Well they never stopped rocking till the moon went down
Well it sounds so sweet I had to take me a chance
I rose out of my seat Lord, I had to dance
Started moving my feet, well a clapping my hands
Well at twelve oclock Lord, the place was packed
The front doors was locked Lord, the place was packed
When the police knocked, those doors they flew back |
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back in the woods among the evergreens
There in an old cabin made of earth and wood
There lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
He never learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar like ringing a bell
Go go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go
Go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny B. Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit up in the trees by the railroad track
The engineers seen him sitting in the shade
Strumming to the rhythm that the drivers made
People passing by would stop and say
My my, but that little country boy can play!
Go go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go
Go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny B. Goode
His mamma told him someday you will be a man
You will be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Johnny B. Goode tonight
Go go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go
Go Johnny go, go, go Johnny go, go, go Johnny B. Goode |
Casey Jones was an old engineer
Call for his family tonight, they will fear
All I need is my water and coal
Look out the windows, see my drag wheel roll
One sunday morning in a driving rain
Around the curve came a passenger train
In the cabin stood Casey Jones
Bold engineer but hes dead and gone
Mrs. Casey when she heard the news
Sitting at her bedside she was lacing up her shoes
Children, children now catch your breath
You will draw a pension if your Papas dead
Children, children now can you hear
Tell me Mama what do you mean by that?
Get your hat, put it on your head
Go to town, see your Daddys dead
Casey said just before he died
Fix the blinds so that the bums can ride
If they ride, let them ride rock
Put their trust in the hands of God
Casey said just before he died
Two more roads that I want to ride
People said, what roads, Casey, can they be?
Gold Colorado and the Santa Fe |
Music By: Lightnin Hopkins
Mama got the rub board, sister got the tub
Theyre going round doing the rub-de-rub
Aint it crazy, aint it crazy
Aint it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin that thing
Two old maids, they was layin in a bed
One turned over and this is what she said
Aint it crazy, aint it crazy
Aint it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin that thing
Yeah mama killed a chicken, thought it was a duck
Put him on the table with his feet sticking up
Aint it crazy, aint it crazy
Aint it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin that thing
There was two old maids, layin in the sand
Each one wonderin if the other was a man
Aint it crazy, aint it crazy
Aint it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin at that thing
Notes:
This was played by the Dead a dozen times in 1970 and 1971, and before that in 1964 by Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions before the Dead proper were formed.It seems clear that the Dead knew this song as The Rub. In July 1964, for example, Weir introduces it by saying that Mr Pigpen McKernan is going to sing a Lightnin Hopkins song - The Rub. But Lightnin Hopkins recordings have it under the title Aint It Crazy, Mighty Crazy or The Crazy Song.
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Must be getting early, clock are running late
Paint my love a morning sky, looks so phony
Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare
Draw the curtains I dont care, but its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
I see youve got your list out, say your piece and get out
Guess I get the jist of it, but its alright
Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say
Every silver linings got a touch of gray
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Its a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the seas
ABCs we all must face, try to keep a little grace
I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years
Its even worse than it appears, but its alright
Cow is giving kerosene, kid cant read at seventeen
The words he knows are all obscene, but its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Shoe is on the hand that fits, thats all there really is to it
Whistle through your teeth and spit, but its alright
Oh well a touch of gray, kinda suits you anyway
Thats all I had to say, but its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Its a lesson to me, the devils and the East and the free
The ABCs we all must face, try to save a little grace |
Take it, you can have it, what I got baby, I cant hold
And if you find the secret tell me how to build the mold
And I cant handle your problems so dont try to handle mine
Get yourself a shotgun, a pocketful of shells
And we can while away the time
Look up the wall, do it right, make a mistake
Youre going to pay for it twice
But if you need it, got to have it get yourself
A shotgun and bring it back home
Look up the wall, you know you got to call
Before you start falling, get ready to fall
And if you fallin my direction
Dont expect no help at all.... Dont
Get it right, do it nice
And if you make a mistake, youre going to pay for it twice
But if you need it, got to have it get yourself
A shotgun and bring it back home
Look up the wall, you know you got to call
But if you start falling, be ready to fall
And if you fall in my direction
Dont expect no help at all, dont expect no help at all
Dont expect no help at all, and if you fall in my direction
Dont expect no help at all |
Well, the ragman draws circles, up and down the block
Id ask him whats the matter, but I know that he dont talk
And the ladies treat me kindly, and they furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart, I, I know I cant escape
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Shakespeare, hes in the alley
With his pointed shoes and bell
Speaking with some French girl, who says she knows me well
And me, Id send a message, to find out if shes talked
But the post office has been stolen, and the mailbox is locked
But oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now, Mona, she tried to warn me, stay away from the railroad line
She says all the railroad men
Drink up your blood like wine
And I said, Oh, I didnt know that
But then again theres only one Ive met
He just smoked my eyelids, and he punched my cigarette
Whoa, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Grandpa died last week, and they buried him in the rocks
Everyone still talks about how badly they are shocked
But me, I expected it to happen, I knew hed lost control
When he built a fire on Main Street, and he shot it full of holes
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the Senator, he came down here, showing everyone his gun
Handing out free tickets to the wedding of his son
And me, I nearly got busted, and wouldnt it be my luck
To get caught without a ticket and be discovered beneath a truck
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the preacher looks so baffled
When I asked him why he dressed
With twenty pounds of headlines stapled to his chest
And he cursed me when I proved it to him
Then I said, You see, not even you can hide
You see, youre just like me, and I hope youre satisfied
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the rainman gave me two cures, then he said jump right in
The first was Texas medicine, the second was just railroad gin
And like a fool I mixed them, and it strangled up my mind
Now people just get uglier, and Ive got no sense of time
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now, when Ruthie says come see her in her honky-tonk lagoon
Where I can watch her waltz for free, neath her Panamanian moon
And I said, Ah, come on now, you know about my debutante
And she says, Your debutante knows just what you need
But I know what you want
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the bricks, they lay on Grand Street where the neon madmen climb
They all fall there so perfectly, it all seems so well timed
And here I sit so patiently, waiting to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all of these things twice
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Oh, mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again |
Let us put men and women together
See which one is smarter
Some say men, but I say no
Women run the men like a puppet show
It aint me
Its the people that say
Men are leading the women astray
But I say, its the women today
Smarter than the man in every way
Chorus:
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
The women are smarter
Thats right
Little boy sit on the corner and cry
Big man come and he asked him why
He said, I cant do what the big boys do
The man sat down and he cried too
It aint me
Its the people that say
Men are leading the women astray
But I say, its the women today
Smarter than the man in every way
Chorus:
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
The women are smarter
Thats right, thats right
Ever since the world began
Women been banned from the ways of man
Listen boy cause Ive got a plan
Give it up, dont try and understand
It aint me
Its the people that say
Men are leading the women astray
But I say, its the women today
Smarter than the man in every way
Chorus:
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
The women are smarter
Thats right
Let us put men and women together
See which one is smarter
Some say men, but I say no
Women run the men like a puppet show
It aint me
Its the people that say
Men are leading the women astray
But I say, its the women today
Smarter than the man in every way
Chorus:
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
Thats right
The women are smarter
The women are smarter
Thats right, thats right
Repeat chorus and fade out |
There was a California earthquake, in the year of 83
It shook the living daylights out of the Owens County Seat
Not a building was still standing when the dust had cleared away
And there was a rumble in the distance all the way to San Andrea
Sherman Buck was driving his old mule into town
When a big one came and shook so hard, that it knocked him to the ground
Lord there opened up a hole so big, he thought his time was up
And it swallowed up that poor old mule and it just missed Sherman Buck
California earthquake you just dont know what youve done
We may fall off in the ocean, but youll never make us run
Youre a partner to the devil, but we aint afraid of him
Well build ourselves another town so you can tear it down again
Then came the quake of 99 that levelled Mission Creek
The earth was like an ocean churning, with waves of twenty feet
Lord it sounded like a thousand trains were screaming underground
All the way to San Joachim they heard that mournful sound
Then came one day the holocaust on San Franciso Bay
Miles of walls came down like old Jericho that day
Might near everything the earthquake missed, a holy fire consumed
And left em smoke and the ashes of the dreams that cant be ruined
Build ourselves another town so you can tear it down again |
As I strolled out one evening within a small cafe
A forty year old waitress to me these words did say
I see that you are a logger and not just a common bum
Because no one but a logger stirs his coffee with his thumb
My lover was a logger but not like none today
If youd pour whiskey on it hed eat a bale of hay
My lover came to see me upon one freezing day
He held me in a fond embrace which broke three vertebrae
Well he kissed me when we parted so hard that he broke my jaw
I could not speak to tell him that he forgot his mackinaw
I saw my logger leaving sauntering through the snow
Going bravely homeward at forty eight below
The weather it tried to freeze him It tried its very best
At a hundred degrees below zero he buttoned up his vest
It froze clear down to china It froze the stars above
At a gazillion degrees below zero It froze her logger love
And so I lost my lover And to this cafe I come
And here I wait till someone Stirs his coffee with his thum |
I tried a mailtrain, mama, cant buy a thrill
Ive been up all night, mama, leanin on the window sill
If I die on top of the hill
If I dont make it, know my baby will
Dont the moon look good, mama, shinin through the trees?
Dont the brakeman look good, mama, flagging down the Double E?
Dont the sun look good fine setting down over the sea?
Dont my gal look fine when shes running after me?
Wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I tried to tell everybody, but I could not get across
I wanna be your lover, baby, I dont wanna be your boss
Dont say I never warned you when your train gets lost
Dont say I never warned you when your train gets lost |
Im flying down deserted streets
Wrapped in mothers winding sheets
Asbestos boots on flaming feet
Dreaming of forbidden treats
When uniforms on nighttime beats
Ask me where Im going and what I eat
I answer them with a voice so sweet
I cant come down
Its plain to see
I cant come down
Ive been set free
Who you are and what you do
Dont make no difference to me
Well someone’s trying to tell me where its at
How I do this and why I do that
With secret smiles, like a Cheshire Cat
And leather wings like a vampire bat
I fly away to my cold water flat
And eat my way to a bone of fat
And I say to the man with the funny hat
I cant come down
Its plain to see
I cant come down
Ive been set free
Who you are and what you do
Dont make no difference to me
They say Ive begun to lose my grip
My hold on reality is starting to slip
Tell me to get off this trip
They say that its like a sinking ship
Life’s sweet wines too warm to sip
And if I drink Ill surely flip
I just say as I take a nip
I cant come down
Its plain to see
I cant come down
Ive been set free
Who you are and what you do
Dont make no difference to me
So, as I dream of cotton seas
And granite halls and redwood trees
An ugly eye that only sees
Endless mirrors and infinite mes
About the winters coming freeze
This afterthought I say with ease
To all of you who made your pleas
I cant come down
Its plain to see
I cant come down
Ive been set free
Who you are and what you do
Dont make no difference to me |
When youre lost in the rain
In Juarez and its Easter time too
When youre gravitys down
And negativity wont pull you through
Dont you put on any airs
When youre down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry creatures there
Surely make a mess out of you
Well, if you see St. Annie
Please tell her, thanks a lot
My hair was twisted
And my stocks, woo-hoo, are all in a knot
I dont even have the strength
To get up and crawl across the floor for another shot
And my best friend, my drummer
Wont even tell me, what it was that I dropped
Yeah, sweet Melinda
The peasants call her the Goddess of Gloom
She has, speaks good English
As she invites you up into her room
And you, you were so kinda conscientious
Not to go to her too soon
But she steals your voice
And leaves you howling at the moon
Up on Housing Project Hill
Its either fortune or fame
You must choose one or the other
But neither are to be what they claim
If youre looking to get silly
You better get back to from where you came
Because the cops dont need you ever
And they expect the same
I started out on Heineken
But I soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody swore they stand beside me
When the game got rough
But the joke was on me
There wasnt even anybody there to bluff
Im goin back to New York City
I do believe Ive had enough |
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
I dont want to be treated this away
Goin where the climate suits my clothes
Goin where the climate suits my clothes
Goin where the climate suits my clothes
I dont want to be treated this away
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
I dont want to be treated this away
Goin where the water tastes like wine
Goin where the water tastes like wine
Goin where the water tastes like wine
I dont want to be treated this away
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
Goin down the road feelin bad
I dont want to be treated this away
Goin where the chilly winds dont blow
Goin where the chilly winds dont blow
Goin where those chilly winds dont blow
I dont want to be treated this away |
Mama, take this badge off of me, I cant use it anymore
Its gettin dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like Im knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Mama, put my guns in the ground, I cant shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin down
I feel like Im knockin on heavens door |
Alright, now were gonna play everybodys favorite fun game Move back
Now, when I tell ya take a step back, everybody take a step back, alright?
Right, okay, take a step back, and take another step back
And take yet another step back, and another, take a step back
Everybody feel better? What do you mean no?
Now, see, all these people in front are being horribly smashed here
So that means all you people in the back have to move back some
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
Not a chill to the winter
But a nip to the air
From the other direction
She was calling my eye
It could be an illusion
But I might as well try
Might as well try
She had rings on her fingers
And bells on her shoes
And I knew without asking
She was into the blues
She wore scarlet begonias
Tucked into her curls
I knew right away
She was not like other girls
Other girls
In the heat of the evening
When the dealing got rough
She was too pat to open
And too cool to bluff
As I picked up my matches
And was closing the door
I had one of those flashes
Id been there before
Been there before
I aint often right
But Ive never been wrong
It seldom turns out the way
It does in the song
Once in a while
You get shown the light
In the strangest of places
If you look at it right
Well, there aint nothing wrong
With the way she moves
Or scarlet begonias
Or a touch of the blues
And theres nothing wrong with
The look thats in her eye
I had to learn the hard way
To let her pass by
Let her pass by
The wind in the willows played tea for two
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
Strangers stopping strangers
Just to shake their hand
Everybodys playing
In the Heart of Gold Band
Heart of Gold Band |
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, Who is that man?
You try so dang hard
But you dont understand
What youll say
When you get home
When you something is happening
You dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You raise up your head
And you ask, Is this where it is?
And somebody points to you and says
Its his
And you say, Whats mine?
And somebody else says, Where what is?
And you say, Oh my God
Am I here all alone?
You know something is happening
But you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You pay for your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And he asks you how it feels
To be such a freak
And you say, Impossible
As he hands you a bone
And you know something is happening
And you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
Who keep you supplied with facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible charity organizations
Youve been with the professors
And they all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
Youve been through all of
F. Scott Fitzgeralds books
Youre very well read
Its well known
And you know something is happening
But you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
The sword swallower comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
Without further notice
He asks you how it feels
And he says, Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan
And you know something is happening
And you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You see this one-eyed midget
And hes shouting the word NOW
You say, Whats the matter?
And he says, How?
And you say, What does this mean?
And he screams back, Youre a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home
And you know something is happening
But you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
Your eyes in your pockets
And your head on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin around
You should be made
To wear earphones
And you know something is happening
And you dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones? |
You said you was hurtin, almost lost your mind
Cause the man you love, hurts you all the time
But when things go wrong, wrong with you, it hurts me too
You love him a little more, when you ought to love him less
Why pick up behind him and take his best?
Cause when things go wrong, wrong with you, it hurts me too
You love another man, Oh, but I love you
But you love him darlin, stick to him just about like glue
But when things go wrong, wrong with you, it hurts me too
Well, he better leave you, or you best put him down
Cause you know, I just cant stand to see, see you pushed around
Cause when things go wrong, wrong with you, it hurts me too |
Will your high hopes get you there
Goal so far and yet so near
You cant ignore the writing on the wall
Every time you rise you fall
End nowhere in sight at all
Why should you pick it up and try again
Chorus:
Give it up, cause you cant win
Let it go while you still can
Gave it all you had, now youre feelin bad
So youre gone, ready to roam
You come on so strong with that same sad song
Wherever you go
Run along, take your ball and go home
Promised yet another chance
Forbidden just a single glance
So much rides on what you say and do
Discarded truths and famous myths
Tales that life deceives you with
Certain things you always thought you knew
Chorus:
Helpful hands that pull you down
Smaller minds turn you around
Friends in need are never really true
Why should you put trust in this
Bridge above the dark abyss
You never learned you cant make all the rules
Chorus: |
Now when your mother sends back all your invitations
And your father to your sister he explains
That youre tired of yourself and all of your creations
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Now the flower lady wants back what she has have lent you
And the smell of her roses does not remain
When all your children start to resent you
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned
Have all died in battle or in vain
And you find yourself sick of all this repetition
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Now when all of your advisers heave their plastic
At your feet to convince you of your pain
Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Now when all the bandits that you turned your other cheek to
All throw down their bandannas and complain
Maybe you want somebody you dont have to speak to
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane?
Wont you come see me, Queen Jane? |
Put your arms around me like a circle round the sun
I wanna love you moma like my easy rider done
You dont believe I love you, look what a fool Ive been
You dont believe Im sinking, look what a hole Im in
Stealin, stealin, pretty moma dont you tell on me
Im stealin back to my same old used to be
The woman I love shes just my height and size
A married girl, come to see me some time
You dont believe I love you, look what a fool Ive been
You dont believe Im sinking, look what a hole Im in
Stealin, stealin, pretty moma dont you tell on me
Im stealin back to my same old used to be
Well Im going up North, gonna see my girl
Sweetest thing in the whole wide world
You dont believe I love you, look what a fool Ive been
You dont believe Im sinking, look what a hole Im in
Stealin, stealin, pretty moma dont you tell on me
Im stealin back to my same old used to be
Stealin, stealin, pretty moma dont you tell on me
Im stealin back to my same old used to be |
Long distance runner, what you standin there for?
Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core
Get up, get on, get out of the door
All you got, why you wanna give more?
Dragon with matches lettin loose on the town
A whole pail of water just to cool him down
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire on the mountain, its turnin around
Never gets up, and, never come down
Wrong way runner, one foot on the door
Caught in slow motion in a fall to the floor
Maybe hes speaking for the once more
Maybe hes loaded and dying too poor
The more that he gives, the more it would take
The thin line beyond you really cant fake
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
...in a cowboy suit
Getting much harder to please that crowd
When the music is quiet but theyre getting that loud
Put it down heavy, sip it down lean
Bout to lay it down dirty, but play it back clean
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain! |
Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming
Heads all empty and I dont care
Saw my baby down by the river
Knew shed have to come up soon for air
Sweet blossom come on, under the willow
We can have high times if youll abide
We can discover the wonders of nature
Rolling in the rushes down by the riverside
Shes got everything delightful
Shes got everything I need
Takes the wheel when Im seeing double
Pays my ticket when I speed
She comes skimmin through rays of violet
She can wade in a drop of dew
She dont come and I dont follow
Waits backstage while I sing to you
Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm
Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
Shes a summer love for spring, fall and winter
She can make happy any man alive
Sugar magnolia, ringing that bluebell
Caught up in sunlight, come on out singing
Ill walk you in the sunshine
Come on honey, come along with me
Shes got everything delightful
Shes got everything I need
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight
Lazing in the sunshine, yes indeed
Sometimes when the cuckoos crying
When the moon is half way down
Sometimes when the night is dying
I take me out and I wander around, I wander round
Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees
Going where the wind goes
Blooming like a red rose
Breathing more freely
Ride our singin
Ill walk you in the morning sunshine
Sunshine, daydream, sunshine, daydream
Walking in the sunshine |
Till the morning comes
Itll do you fine
Till the morning comes
Like a highway sign
Showin you the way
Leavin no doubt
Of the way on in or the way back out
Tell you what Ill do
Ill watch out for you
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
Till we all fall down
Itll do you fine
Dont think about
What you left behind
The way you came
Or the way you go
Let your tracks be lost in the dark and snow
Tell you what Ill do
Ill watch out for you
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
When the shadows grow
Itll do you fine
When the cold winds blow
Itll ease your mind
The shape it takes
Could be yours to choose
What you may win, what you may lose
Tell you what Ill do
Ill watch out for you
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
Make yourself easy
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy
Youre my woman now
Make yourself easy |
I know theyre gonna run to me
When they get across the sea
Every chance to win when Washington lands in France
All safe for now sugar baby
Oh mama dont you weep and moan
Uncle Sam got your man and gone
Now theyre doing that Lindy Bird across the sea
Oh mama how can it be
You went way across the sea
Just to keep from doing that Lindy Bird with me
Oh baby, well, I done told you now
You should have seen me with my uniform on
I could Lindy just as sure as youre born
And then Id do that Lindy Bird with you
I asked her for a piece of banana
She said, Let me play the blues on your piano
And then Ill do that Lindy Bird with you
She said she had a dream about a submarine
Now, I asked her for a glass of k-ola
She said, Let me play the blues on your Victrola
And then Ill do the Lindy Bird with you |
Well baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry, she done me wrong
Hurt, my eyes open, baby thats no lie
Tables turning now, its her turn to cry
Because I used to love her
But its all over now
Yes, I used to love her
But its all over now
Well, I used to wake in the morning get my breakfast in bed
When I got worried she would ease my aching head
Well now, shes here and there with every man in town
Still trying to take me for that same old clown
Because I used to love her
But its all over now
Yes, I used to love her
But its all over now
Well, she used to run around with every man in town
Spending all my money playing her high class game
Put me out, it was a pity how I cried
Tables turning, now its her turn to cry
Because I used to love her
But its all over now
Yes, I used to love her
But its all over now
Well, baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry, she done me wrong
Hurt, my eyes open, baby, thats no lie
Tables turning, now its her turn to cry
Because I used to love her
But its all over now
Yes, I used to love her
But its all over now |
Im a king bee baby, buzzing around your hive
Im a king bee baby, buzzing around your hive
Yeah I can make honey baby, let me come inside
Well Im a king bee, want you to be my queen
Well Im a king bee, want you to be my queen
Together we can make honey, the world has never seen
Well Im a king bee baby, come buzz all night long
Well Im a king bee baby, come buzz all night long
Yeah I can buzz better baby, when your man has gone
Cause Im young and able to buzz all night long
Im young and able mama, Lord to buzz all night long
And you know together we can make some honey
Like the world aint never known
Pull your car in my driveway, cut your bright lights way down low
Drive your car up in my driveway, mama, cut your bright lights way down low
Im gonna wind up your transmission
Till your motor wont run no more |
Im lookin out my window
Watch the clouds go by
I look to see eternity
The endless rolling sky
You cannot think of eternity
Thinkin it like time
You try to think, you try to count
You just mess up your mind
Eternity, eternity
Baby, I love you, you love me
Lets love each other through eternity
Since before man could see
There was eternity
After man is come and gone
Eternity lingers on, eternity lingers on
Everything crawl, creep, or fly
Just live until they die
I love you, you love me
Lets love each other through eternity
Eternity, eternity
I love you, you love me
Lets love each other through eternity
Through eternity
Well I think about life, we dont know
Whether it all could be in vain
Look through time, its for sure
Its the greatest gift to man
Music and Love, you cant explain
Try and understand
The greatest thing could ever be
We make love through eternity
Eternity, eternity
When the world think our defeat
Think that we are gone
Well still have our place in peace
Our love will linger on, linger on
We wont care just what who said
If its truth or lie
Well still have our greatest gift
Love wont ever die
Love wont ever die
No, never die
Love wont ever die
Never, never
Never die |
If my words did glow
With the gold of sunshine
And my tunes
Were played
On the harp unstrung
Would you hear my voice
Come through the music
Would you hold it near
As it were your own?
Its a hand-me-down
The thoughts are broken
Perhaps theyre better
Left unsung
I dont know
Dont really care
Let there be songs
To fill the air
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
Reach out your hand
If your cup be empty
If your cup is full
May it be again
Let it be known
There is a fountain
That was not made
By the hands of men
There is a road
No simple highway
Between the dawn
And the dark of night
And if you go
No one may follow
That path is for
Your steps alone
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
You who choose
To lead must follow
But if you fall
You fall alone
If you should stand
Then whos to guide you?
If I knew the way
I would take you home
La de da da
La da da da da da
La de da
Da da
La da da da da
La de da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da
La da da da da |
Out on the lonely hillside in a cabin low and small
Lived the sweetest rose of color my Rosie McFall
Her eyes were bright and shining and her voice was sweet to me
Knew that I would always love her and I hoped that she loved me
My eyes turned to me, my darlin and this is what she said:
You know that I would always love you when you and I are wed
Then God way up in heaven one day for her did call
I lost my bride, oh how I loved her, my Rosie McFall
I searched this wide world over through cities great and small
But I never found another like my Rosie McFall |
Everyone knows the best Dead is live
The Grateful Dead: a two record set, recorded live at Winterland, Manhattan Center and the late, lamented Fillmore East; on Warner Brothers Records
I had a hard run
Running from your window
I was all night running, running
Lord, I wonder if you care?
Go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny B. Goode
The Grateful Dead on Warner Brothers Records
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee, yeah-hah |
If you wanna know what time it is, you dont have to ask
If you wanna know what something is, you dont have to ask
If you wanna know whats real or not, you dont have to ask
If you wanna know what time is now, you dont have to ask
You dont have to ask, you already know
If you wanna leave just close your eyes, you dont have to ask
If you wanna go and lose your mind, you dont have to ask
If its peace that youre looking for
You got the key to every door, you already know
If theres a way out youll find out and free all and be all beyond
You never wonder what sky you been under that made you forget all this time
If youre looking for it, you dont have to ask
You can see it plain as day, you dont have to ask
If you try to find us true, just take a look at you, you dont have to ask |
May God bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come true
May you always do for others and let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young, may you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young, may you stay forever young
May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful, may your songs always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young, may you stay forever young |
Saw the lady face to face
Who rules the joker, commands the ace
I just rolled in from the golden state
Just a dusty spoke on the wheel of fate
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise to take my hand?
The hand I hold is the hand I play
Whod have ever thought they would fall this way
Cant see me if you wont call
And it might be a stone buff after all
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise to take my hand?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise to see my hand?
If there is heaven
Those are the priests
Who can deliver at all?
Is there a gaping or any safekeeping?
If not, how far can we fall?
Far can we fall?
East of the sun and the west of the moon
Darling hold on, Ill be coming soon
Maybe our love was meant to be
The only solution is to wait and see
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise to take my hand?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise?
Whatll you raise to take my hand? |
Without a warning you broke my heart
Taking it baby, tore it apart
And you left me standing in the dark cryin
Said your love for me was dyin’
So come on baby, baby please
Im begging you, baby, and Im on my knees
Turn on your light, let it shine on me
Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Well, I get a little lonely in the middle of
The night
I need you darling to make things all right
Come on baby, baby please
I’m begging you, baby, and Im on my knees
Turn on your light, let it shine on me
Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me
Let it shine, let it shine, let it...
Without a warning, you broke my heart
Taken it baby, torn it apart
And you left me standing in the dark cryin
Said your love for me was dyin
Come on baby, baby please
Begging you, baby, and Im on my knees
Turn on your light, let it shine on me
Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me
Let it shine, let it shine, let it...
I get a little lonely in the middle of the night
I need you, darling, to make things all right
Come on, baby
Baby, please
Begging you, baby
And Im on my knees
Turn on your light
Let it shine on me
Turn on your lovelight
Let it shine on me
Let it shine
Let it shine on me
Let it shine on me
Let it shine
All I need, all I need
Show me your love, show me your love
Early in the morning, show me your love
Late in the evening, its a little bit more of your lovin too
I guess I got to keep you satisfied
My, my, my baby feels so good
My, my, my, my baby feels so fine, didn’t want it some time
When I need it, when I got to have it, really want it, baby, feels good
Goddamn
Early in the mornin’, just before, before the day is dawnin
I just might get a little bit hungry
I just might get a little bit of a taste for my baby
That’s what I want, thats what I want
When she wake up, when she wake up
It makes me feel so nice, I know she do
I wanna tell you a private baby thing
Just one thing Im gonna tell you
Want a reason to make me feel so good
Want a reason to make me feel so fine
And Im not gonna tell y’all
I just tell ya one little thing, one little thing
Make me feel so nice, make me feel so nice and kind
Cause shes got box-back nitties, great big enormous thighs
Working undercover with a boar hog eye
She gotta leave my bed, with everything I saw
Hey, I cant not talk, I just cant let her go, no way
Cant let her go, cant let her go, cant let her go
I wanna ask everybody now, I wanna ask everybody
All you fellas, all you fellas standing around
What you doin with your hands right now?
You have them in your pockets?
Does anybody have their hands in their pockets?
Alright, everybody raise your hands so I can see that aint nobody got their hands in the pockets
If I find somebody who do, you in trouble because I know youre playing pocket pool
Ill tell you what now, you keep your hands outta your pockets, fellas
And Ill tell you what you do with em
As you might find some little lady standing next to ya
All you got to reach over and say, Whats your name? Thats all you got to do
If you want a little company this evening, dont stand around going like this, man
Ask some young lady, do she wanna do it for you
Is anybody round right down here, man?
Anybody down here got a little young lady on their mind thats right around them?
Anybody standing down here got a little young girl theyd like to take home this evening?
Come on, raise your hand, somebody must see somebody
Alright, how would you like to go home with that chick?
Right? All you got to do is walk over and say, Hello, lady
Go on, go on -- Just walk over, say, Whats your name?
You pick out any one you want -- tell her Pigpen said it was okay
Go get one -- come on, you got to catch one
You got one? You caught one? Alright, whats your name?
Chris and Marsha have just made it!
Now, see everybody oughta do that, man
All you fellas, just walk over to some girl that you would like to get in bed with and say, Hello
And tell them Pigpen said it was okay
And if her mother wants to complain, tell her to write to the Congressman
Aint none of my business, Im just making suggestions
I suggest you play your guitar
How you two doin?
I know...you may be kinda lonesome
Someone will come over to your house sometime
Ooh, but I tell you now, I aint got no problem
I got my old lady, shes a good old girl
And if I get lonesome, all I got to do
I looks over my left shoulder...I say, Turn on over
You know she do, you know she do
And one old thing, one old thing she got
One old thing I know that she got
That sweet little thing she got...
Lay it on me like a thirsty queen
When it feels so good I cant stand no more
Ooh, my my
After everything youre pretty good
And after everything begin to get better...
Its one last thing, ask my baby to please turn on your light
That sweet little loving light you got on me
It feels so nice, and it feels so good
I know you got it, cause I know you should
Know you got it, cause I found it before
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I said please, please, let it shine, some of your light
That sweet little thing you got, thats what I need
Thats all I got to have, its all I need
Show me your love, and I know where you got it hid
And Im gonna find it, cant do without it
Cant do without it, no I cant
I need some a little some of you, babe
Im needing some of you, babe
Some of that special light, yeah, shine on me
Oh, I got to shine; oh, I got to shine
Oh, I got to shine; oh, I got to shine
Show me your love, its all around me
You cant get around it, you cant get over it
You cant get under it, you gotta get into it
Only way, satisfy my soul, its all I need
Some of your love, some of your love, some of your love
In the morning, when the day is dawning
I just got to get to some of your love
In the evening, in the afternoon, anytime in between
Its all I need, I ask her please
Ask her please, shine on your light, that old light
Got to have some of your lovelight
Some of your lovelight, thats all I need, all I need, all I need, all I need
All I need
Let it shine
Let it shine
Shine on me, let it shine, shine on me, let it shine
Show me your love, come on please, my my, come on baby
Come on please, some of your lovin, in the morning, in the morning
In the evening, in the afternoon, any time
Shine on me, shine on me, let it shine
Its all I need, some of your love
Early in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon, anytime I want it...
Its all I need, its all I need, I need a bit more high, I need a bit more high
I need a bit more higher, I need a bit more higher
I need a little bit more, more, yeah
Some of your love, some of your love
All I need, a little bit more love, its all I need...
Send me your love, send me your love
Raise your hand, raise your hand, raise your hand
I need to get higher, I need to get higher, I need to get higher...
Some of your love, give up some of your love
Were gonna take a short break, short break, and well be back later |
Well, dizzy aint the word for the way that youre making me feel, now
Well, I need some indication, girl, if all of this is real, now
Tell me girl now
Well, Ive heard it said theres something wrong in my head, now
Got to help me, girl, now
Could it be infatuation or am I just being misled now?
Little bolt of inspiration
Way you strike me now
Sparking my imagination
Got the lightning now
Cause me such excitation
Got the lightning now
Bout to end my suffocation
Come on strike me now
Little bolt of inspiration
Way you strike me now
Shes back in my imagination |
If only I could be less blind
If only I knew what to find
Everywhere and all of the time
Its bending my mind
Confusions prince is at my door
The crown I wear is the one he wore
Hes here to bring me down some more
And bend my mind
The friendly stranger calls my name
He only wants me for his game
But it dont matter, just the same
Ill bend his mind
Ive waved my flags into the sun
Ive fought my wars and now theyre won
And I didnt need nobodys gun
I bent their mind
If only I could be less blind
If only I knew what to find
Everywhere and all of the time
Its bending my mind |
Let my inspiration flow
In token lines suggesting rhythm
That will not forsake me
Till my tale is told and done |
There must be some way out of here, cried the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion here, I cant get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth
No reason to get excited, the thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us, who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, weve been through that, and it is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
Barefoot servants came and went, little children too
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl |
Dear Prudence, Wont You Come Out And Play ? Dear Prudence Meet The Brand New Day
The Sun Is Up, The Sky Is Blue, Its Beautiful and So Are You
Dear Prudence, Wont You Come Out And Play?
Dear Prudence, Open Your Eyes. Dear Prudence, Greet The Sunny Sky
The Sky Is Blue, The Birds Will Sing, That You Are Part Of Everything
Dear Prudence, Open Your Eyes. Look Around, Round, Round
Dear Prudence, Let Me See You Smile. Dear Prudence, Like A Little Child
The Clouds Will Be A Daisy-Chain So Let Me See You Smile Again
Dear Prudence,Wont You Let Me See You Smile? Look Around, Round, Round |
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking thru the streets of Soho in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fooks
Going to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein
Hi ho, the werewolves of London
If you hear his howling around the kitchen door
You better not let him in
Little old lady got mutilated last nite
Werewolves of London again
Hi ho, werewolves of London
Hes the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent
Lately hes been overheard in Mayfair
You better stay away from him, hell rip your lungs out Jim
Id like to meet his tailor
Hi ho, werewolves of London
Well, I saw Lon Cheney walking with the Queen
Doing the werewolves of London
I saw Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the Queen
I saw a werewolf dringing a pina colada at Trader Vics
And his hair was perfect
Hi ho, the werewolves of London, draw blood |
Oh sinning is a gentilized journey, take Jesus as your daily guide
Though you may feel pure and saintly without Him walking by your side
And when you come to make your crossing at the end of the pilgrims way
If you ever will meet your savior, you will surely meet him on that day
Now look at that cold Jordan, look at its deep water
Look at that wide river Oh heavy mighty billows roll
You better take Jesus with you, hes a true companion
Oh Im sure without him that you never will make it home
That awful day of judgment is coming in the by and by
Well see our Lord descending in the glory from on high
Oh, let us get in touch with Jesus and in the special love of God
And maybe ever get ready when he comes on Jordans tide
Now look at that cold Jordan, look at its deep water
Look at that wide river Oh heavy mighty billows roll
You better take Jesus with you, hes a true companion
Oh Im sure without him that you never will make it home
Now what you gonna do, Oh what you gonna say
Oh how you gonna feel when you come to the end of the way? |
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
Ancient footprints are everywhere
You can almost think that youre seein double
On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs
Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
Where Ive got me a date with Botticellis niece
She promised shed be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece
Oh, the hours Ive spent inside the Colosseum
Dodging lions and wastin time
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle
I could hardly stand to see em
Yes, it sure has been a long hard climb
Train wheels runnin through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese
Someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece
So I left Rome, and I landed in Brussels
On a flight so bumpy that I almost cried
Clergymen in uniform, yes, and young girls pullin muscles
When they cheered, happy when I got right
Newspapermen eating candy
Had to be held down by big police
Someday, everything gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece, thats right
Someday, everything gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece
When I paint my masterpiece |
Some think the world is made for fun and frolic
And so do I! And so do I!
Some think it well to be all melancholic
To pine and sigh, to pine and sigh
But I, I love to spend my time in singing
Some joyous song, some joyous song
To set the air with music bravely ringing
Is far from wrong, is far from wrong
Harken! Harken! Music sounds afar
Tralala... Joy is everywhere, funiculi funicula!
Ah me! Tis strange that some should take to sighing
And like it well, and like it well
For me, I have not thought it worth the trying
So cannot tell, so cannot tell
With laugh and dance and song the day soon passes
Full soon is gone, full soon is gone
For mirth was made for joyous lads and lasses
To call their own, to call their own |
It must be getting early, clocks are running late
Paint-by-number morning sky looks so phony
Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare
Draw the curtains, I dont care cause its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
I see youve got your list out, say your peace and get out
Guess I get the gist of it, but its alright
Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say
Every silver linings got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Its a lesson to me
The Ables and the Bakers and the Cs
The ABCs we all must face
Try to keep a little grace
Its a lesson to me
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
The ABCs we all think of
And try to wean a little love
I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years
Its even worse than it appears, but its alright
Cow is giving kerosene, kid cant read at seventeen
The words he knows are all obscene, but its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
The shoe is on the hand it fits, theres really nothing much to it
Whistle through your teeth and spit cause its alright
Oh well, a touch of grey kinda suits you anyway
And that was all I had to say and its alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by
We will survive
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by
We will survive |
Gonna wave to the people
Looking on the side of
The road as Im rolling by
Wave goodbye to trouble
Thats always on my mind
Gonna jumpstart my life
Or go down trying
Gonna wave to the memries
I carry in my heart and the
New ones Ill find along my way;
To the new millenium
Reeling round the bend like
A dove or a dark-wing bird of prey
Gonna wave, gonna wave
Gonna wave to the wind
Gonna wave my way
My way on through the wind
Gonna wave, Gonna wave
Gonna wave to the wind
Gonna wave my way to the
Edge of the world and jump in
Gonna snap like a banner
Sailing sheets to the breeze over
Oceans of sky to the moon
I could hold out forever
Keeping it together
Or wish upon a star and call the tune
Lift my voice like the young man
Broken in the war who
Cries out to know the reason why
Gonna rise up and reel out
The love song in my soul to the
High wide and handsome morning sky
Gonna wave, gonna wave
Gonna wave to the wind
Gonna wave my way
My way on through the wind
Gonna wave, Gonna wave
Gonna wave while the wind
Plays the stars, the sky, the
Moon and the night like a hymn
Gonna ride with the thunder
Let the sky crack asunder
As lightning cries out the rain
Gonna wade across rivers
Gathered in the streams from the
Mountains that rise above the plain
Wave away my confusion
That drives this delusion
So long I forgot that I could fly
Soar aloft like a songbird
Dancing in the wind
Singing long, singing loud, singing high
Gonna speak to the breeze
Add my voice to the wind
Singing: say, can you see me
By the dawns early light screaming in? |
Ten and ten is thirty, if you tell me it is so
Lets get down and dirty, baby. Lets get sweet and low
Any way you call the shot, Thats how its gonna be
You can serve it cold or hot, Its all okay by me
Tie me with a ribbon bow, Wrap me in cellophane
Send me out to steal the show or Samba in the Rain
Samba in the rain oh baby, Samba in the rain
Lets get down and dirty, Dont bother to explain
Dont care if they call a cop and say we are insane
Well keep goin til we drop. Samba in the rain
How many hours in a day? They tell me twenty four
There could be a couple less. I know there aint no more
We can do the dirty bop, The Darktown Strutters Ball
Just as long as we dont stop, Well dance right up the wall
We can do the bump and grind The Apache in Spain
We can do the never mind or Samba in the rain
Samba in the rain oh baby, Samba in the rain
Lets get down and dirty. Dont bother to explain
Dont care if they call a cop and say we are insane
Well keep goin til we drop. Samba in the rain |
Oh, smokestack lightning, shining just like gold
Why cant you hear me crying? Ooh
Oh, stop your train, let a hobo ride
Why cant you hear me crying? Ooh
Oh, fare you well, I never see you no more
Why cant you hear me crying? Ooooo
Oh, stop your train, let a poor boy ride, calling yes I do
Let a poor boy ride, let his foot step on
Oh, whove been you baby, since Ive been gone |
Woke up this morning, felt around for my shoes
Thats when I knew I had them old walking blues
I woke up this morning, felt around, felt around for my shoes
Thats when I knew I had them old, mean old walking blues
Leaving in the morning if I have to, robbed blind
Ive been mistreated and I dont mind dying
Im leaving in the morning if I have to, robbed blind
Ive been mistreated and I just dont mind dying
She got that Elgin movement from her head down to her toes
Breaking on a dollar most anywhere she goes
Well I got a good woman coming my way
Tried to try, some electric pantin, some electric chillin cryin
But, ooh, mistook, misgiven
Got me up and walking Baby, but Im walking blue, walking blue
Well some people say boy, the walking blues aint bad
Its the worst old feelin I most ever had |
Well it was early in the morning
When my blues come falling down
I want to tell you, it was early in the morning now
When my blues come falling down
Well you know, you know, it felt so, so bad
When my baby, yeah, shes been around
Whoa it was but a while after midnight
When the rooster crowed for day
Whoa it was but a while after midnight
When that rooster began to crow for day
Well I been mistreating my baby
Thats about a crime that I need to pay
Come back baby
Whoa, please dont go
I said come back baby
Come on darling, please dont go
Well you know the way I love you rider
More than you ever know
Yes Lord, please stop her
I wont get drunk no more
Whoa Lord, please stop her now
I want to tell you that I wont drunk no more
Well you know she put me out in the morning
She drive this poor boy from her door |
Good evening, we welcome you, on behalf of the group
We should introduce...
On the piano, we have Mister Keith Godchaux
On the drums, on stage left, Mister Mickey Hart
On bass and vocals, Mister Philip Lesh
On rhythm guitar and vocals, Mister Bob Weir
On the drums, on stage right, Mister Bill Kreutzmann
On the vocals, Mrs. Donna Jean Godchaux
On lead guitar and vocals, Mister Jerry Garcia
Will you welcome please, the Grateful Dead |
Well now C., C. C. Rider, well now see, see what you have done
Well now C., C. C. Rider, well now see, see what you have done
Well you made me love you woman, now your man is gone
So Im goin away now baby and I wont be back till fall
Im goin away now baby and I wont be back till fall
Just might find me a good girl might not be comin back at all
Well now C., C. C. Rider, see now the moon is shining bright
Well now C., C. C. Rider, see now the moon is shining bright
Just might find me that good girl and everything would be alright |
Well you know Katie Mae is a good girl
Folks say she dont run around at night
I made a mistake and she dont run around at night
Yes, you can bet your last dollar Katie Mae will treat you right
Well some folks say she must be a Cadillac
But I say she got to be a t-model ford
Well some folks say she must be a Cadillac
But I say she got to be a t-model ford
Yes, she got the shape alright, but she cant carry no heavy load
And she walks this life
Her daddy got oil wells in his backyard
Every time she got to working that woman she never has to work too hard
I say bye-bye poor Katie Mae
These are the last words I got to say
Cause if I dont meet you tomorrow
Ill get you early in the next day |
Here I am, on the lam ready to go
Brighter days have hurried me along, nobodys wrong
Love stays the same a hearts not to blame nothing is over
Now it dont worry me at all theres just got to be
Some kind of overflow nobody falls
People, we cry, when wells go dry it threatens tomorrow
Try and find some ways to ease the fright, burn into the night
But maybe a little rain would soothe the pain and drown our sorrows
And looking straight at all that lives again
Until we get our fill of overflows, nobody knows
In search of love, the seasons above have taken to wander
Unlike the ones we used to know, where did they go?
Well, here I am, on the lam, low overflow
Brighter days have hurried me along
To see the rain come shinning through, nobodys blue
Oh seagull, tis an hour of plight
Energy from your wing helps bring the rain
Call on your brotherhood of flight and let it rain all nights
Oh sky lookin clear and bright, Moon, with your own true light
Turn the tides and rain all night, Turn the tides and rain all night |
You got me running, you got me hiding
You got me running, hiding, hiding, running
Anywhere you want it, let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, you got me where you want me, baby doing what you want me to do
Going up, going down, going up, down, down, up
Anyway you want it, let it roll, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, you got me where you want me, baby doing what you want me to do
I say, honey baby, honey you dont have to go
Im going to pack my bag, baby, down that road I go
Roll on, roll on baby, honey what is wrong with you?
Now baby, baby, baby,...
Oh baby, honey what is wrong with you?
You dont treat your baby, treat me like you used to do |
Have you ever wanted something, wanted it so fuckin bad
That youd lie, that youd cheat, that youd fight in the street
A chance to lose what little you had
Maybe you know Ill be there, maybe you know Ill be there
Maybe you know Ill be there, compared to you, I dont seem so mean
Ive been hearin for a long time
Ive been hearin about some loser band
Aint gettin younger, but I aint goin under
I was promised to rock & roll, this is sad
Time is only wasted, talkin that will take your life
When it all comes down, were a couple of bums
I know Ill get more tonite
Now you dont owe me nothin, dont take it so personally
Theres only one way to make it today and Im doing all I can for me |
All my love, all of my kissing
You dont know what you been missing
Oh boy
When youre with me
Oh boy
Want the world to see
That you
Were meant
For me
All my life, Ive been waiting
Tonight therell be no hesitating
Oh boy
When youre with me
Oh boy
I want the world to see
That you
Were meant
For me
Stars appear and the shadow is falling
You can hear my heart calling
Little bit of loving makes everything right
Im gonna see my baby tonight
All my life, Ive been waiting
Tonight therell be no hesitating
Oh boy
When youre with me
Oh boy
I want the world to see
That you
Were meant
For me
Stars appear and the shadows falling
You can hear my heart calling
A little bit of loving makes everything right
I wanna see my baby tonight
All my life, Ive been waiting
Tonight therell be no hesitating
Oh boy
When youre with me
Oh boy
I want the world to see
That you
Were meant
For me
That you
Were meant
For me
That you
Were meant
For me |
Moses come riding up on a quasar
His spurs were jingling, the door was ajar
His buckle was silver, his manner was bold
And I asked him to come in out of the cold
His brain was boiling, his reason was spent
His motto is nothing is borrowed, nothing is lent
He ask me for mercy, I gave him a gun
He said these things just got to be done
Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
Youd get right to work if you had any sense
You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench
Gideon come up with his eyes on the floor
Said You aint got a hinge, you cant close the door.
Moses stood up above his six foot and ten
Said You cant close the door when the walls caved in.
Ask him for water, he poured me some wine
We finished the bottle and broke into mine
You get what you come for, ya ready to go
Well, its one in ten thousand that come for the show
Abraham and Isaac diggin on a well
Mama came quick with the water witch spell
Well cool clear water well you cant ever tell
Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
Youd get right to work if you had any sense
You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench |
Saint Stephen with a rose
In and out of the garden he goes
Country garden in the wind and the rain
Wherever he goes the people all complain
Stephen prospered in his time
Well he may and he may decline
Did it matter, does it now?
Stephen would answer if he only knew how
Wishing well with a golden bell
Bucket is hanging clear to hell
Halfway twixt now and then
Stephen fill it up and lower down and lower down again
Lady finger, dipped in moonlight
Writing what for? across the morning sky
Sunlight splatters dawn with answers
Darkness shrugs and bids the day goodbye
Speeding arrow, sharp and narrow
What a lot of fleeting matters you have spurned
Several seasons with their treasons
Wrap the babe in scarlet colors, call it your own
Did he doubt or did he try?
Answers aplenty in the by and by
Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills
One man gathers what another man spills
Saint Stephen shall remain, all he lost he shall regain
Seashore washed by the suds and foam
Been there so long, hes got to calling it home
Fortune comes a crawlin, calliope woman
Spinnin that curious sense of your own
Can you answer?
Yes I can!
But what would be the answer to the answer man? |
Oh, smokestack lightnin, shinin just like gold
Why cant you hear me cryin? Ooooo
Oh, stop your train, let a hobo ride
Why cant you hear me cryin? Ooooo
Oh, fare you well, I never see you no more
Why cant you hear me cryin? Ooooo
Oh, stop your train, let a poor boy ride, callin yes I do
Let a poor boy ride, let his foot step on
Oh, whove been you baby, since Ive been gone |
One or two moments
A piece of your time
Is all I am asking
And Ill give you mine
One or two moments
Out of all you have got
To show how I love you
Believe it or not
Remember the day
I rolled into town
With my heart in my shoes
My head hanging down?
Now my only trouble
The rest I forgot
Is to show how I love you
Believe it or not
Done time in the lockup
Done time in the street
Done time on the upswing
And time in defeat
I know what Im asking
And I know its a lot
When I say that I love you
Believe it or not
I know Im no angel
My prospects are high
As the flood line in summer
When the rivers gone dry
But Ill roll up my shirt-sleeves
And make my best shot
To show how I love you
Believe it or not
Right now while the sun shines
On the crest of the hill
With a breeze in the pines
And a gray whippoorwill
Making music together
In a land time forgot
Let me show how I love you
Believe it or not |
Who do you think you are?
What do you mean when you put us all down
Walking round in circles
Your nose to the ground
You think youre saying somethin
Just cause youre makin a sound
You say youve seen it all
You dont care to see no more
But you dont get up an go
Until they throw you out the door
Its a long long long long way to go home
Its a long long long long way to go home
Any which way you are tempted to roam
Its a long long long long long long way
Way to go home
Who do remind me of
What do you do
When you do your own time
Did you run away
From the scene of your crime
I feel as though i know you
Could you spare me a dime
Its a lot less than a prison
But its more than a jail
Id tell you all about it
But thats another day
Its a long long long long way to go home
Its a long long long long way to go home
Any which way you are tempted to roam
Its a long long long long long long long long way
Way to go home
You say youve seen it all
You dont care to see no more
Of the hungry, the homeless
The sick and the poor
You say youve seen enough
To last you all your days
Like the moon in high heaven
Youre just going through a phase
Its a long long long long way to go home
Its a long long long long way to go home
Any which way you are tempted to roam
Its a long long long long long long long long way
Way to go home
Who do you want to be?
What do you need
To set your body free?
I dont mean to pry
This aint no third degree
But looking at you baby
You remind myself of me
If theres anyway to tell you
Anyway, anyway to persuade
Id really love to spare you
The mistakes Ive made
Its a long long long long way to go home
Its a long long long long way to go home
Any which way you are tempted to go
Its a long long long long long long long long way
Way to go home |
Thought I heard a blackbird singin
Up on Bluebird Hill
Call me a whinin boy if you will
Born where the sun dont shine
And I dont deny my name
Got no place to go, aint that a shame?
Thought I heard that KC whistle
Moanin sweet & low
Thought I heard that KC when she blow
Down where the sun dont shine
Underneath the Kokomo
Whinin boy -- got no place else to go
So many roads I tell you
So many roads I know
So many roads --
So many roads --
Mountain high, river wide
So many roads to ride
So many roads
So many roads
Thought I heard a jug band playin
If you dont -- who else will?
From over on the far side of the hill
All I know the sun dont shine
The rain refuse to fall
And you dont seem to hear me when I call
Wind inside & the wind outside
Tangled in the window blind
Tell me why you treat me so unkind
Down where the sun dont shine
Lonely and I call your name
No place left to go, aint that a shame?
So many roads I tell you
New York to San Francisco
All I want is one
To take me home
From the high road to the low
So many roads I know
So many roads - So many roads
From the land of the midnight sun
Where ice blue roses grow
long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin wide or moanin low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul |
I turn and walk away then I come round again
It looks as though tomorrow Ill do pretty much the same
I must turn down your offer but Id like to ask a break
You know Im ready to give everything for anything I take
Someone called my name you know I turned around to see
It was midnight in the Mission and the bells were not for me
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain
Ten years ago, I walked this street my dreams were riding tall
Tonight I would be thankful Lord, for any dream at all
Some folks would be happy just to have one dream come true
But everything you gather is just more that you can lose
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain
All the things I planned to do I only did half way
Tomorrow will be Sunday born of rainy Saturday
Theres some satisfaction in the San Francisco rain
No matter what comes down the Mission always looks the same
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain |
Im looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
Im looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
I dont want to buy it
I just want to rent it for a minute or two
I met an old mistake walking down the street today
I met an old mistake walking down the street today
I didnt want to be mean about it
I couldnt think of one good thing to say
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway
Big red light on the highway, little green light on the freeway
Got a steady job moving items for the mob
Got a steady job moving items for the mob
Know the pays pathetic
Its a shame those boys couldnt be more copasetic
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway
Big red light on the highway, little green light on the freeway
I need a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know
I need a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know
Lord, just how far to go
West L.A. fadeaway, heres one chance you say
She tries to live by the Golden Rule
Said you treat other people right
Other people probably treat you cool |
Down in front of Caseys old brown wooden stoop
On a summers evening we formed a merry group
Boys and girls together we would sing and waltz
While Tony played the organ on the sidewalks of New York
East Side, West Side, all around the town
The tots sang ring-a-rosie, London Bridge is falling down
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie ORourke
Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York
Thats where Johnny Casey, little Jimmy Crowe
Jakey Krause, the baker, who always had the dough
Pretty Nellie Shannon with a dude as light as cork
She first picked up the waltz step on the sidewalks of New York
Things have changed since those times, some are up in G
Others they are wandrers but they all feel just like me
Theyd part with all theyve got, could they once more walk
With their best girl and have a twirl on the sidewalks of New York |
Look out your window, baby, theres a scene youd like to catch
The band is playing Dixie, a man got his hand outstretched
Could be the Fuhrer
Could be the local priest
I said sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace
He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue
He knows every song of love that ever has been sung
Good intentions can be evil
Both hands are be full of grease
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace
Somewhere mamas weeping for her blue-eyed boy
Shes holding them shoes and that little broken toy
And hes following a star
The same one them three men followed from the East
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace |
Everybodys building the big ships and the boats
Some are building monuments, and some are jotting down notes
Everybodys in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybodys gonna jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Now I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But guarding fumes and making haste, it aint my cup of meat
Everybodys just standing around neath the trees
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, all the pigeons gonna run to him
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Have you do like I want you to, I cant decide in my heart
Tell me where to put it and Ill tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, theres someone on everybodys toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybodys gonna wanna doze
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Everybody tell me, come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn |
Wake up Little Susie, wake up
Wake up Little Susie, wake up
The movie wasnt so hot, it didnt have much of a plot
We fell asleep, out goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
Wake up Little Susie
Wake up Little Susie
What are you gonna tell your mama
What you gonna tell your pa?
What are you gonna tell your friend when they say ooo la la
Wake up Little Susie
Wake up Little Susie
Well I told your mama that youd be back by ten
Now Susie, baby looks like we goofed again
Wake up Little Susie
Wake up Little Susie, we gotta go home
Wake up Little Susie, wake up
Wake up Little Susie, wake up
The bullfrogs sound asleep, wake up Little Susie and weep
Its four oclock and were in trouble deep
Wake up Little Susie
Wake up Little Susie |
Merry run around, sailin up and down
Looking for a shove in some direction
Got it from the top, its nothing you can stop
Lord, you know they made a fine connection
They love each other
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
He could pass his time, around some other line
But you know he chose this place beside her
Dont get in their way, theres nothing you can say
Nothing that you need to add or do
They love each other
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Its nothing, they explain, its like a diesel train
You better not be there when it rolls over
When that train pulls in, you wonder where its been
You gotta try to see a little further
They love each other
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true
Lord, you can see that its true |
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
She takes the dark out of the nighttime
And paints the daytime black
You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees
Youll wind up peeking through a key hole, down upon your bended knees
She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall
She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall
Shes nobodys child, the law cant touch her at all
Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween, buy her a trumpet, Christmas, get her these drums
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
She takes the dark out of the nighttime
Paints the daytime black
Oh, she takes the dark out of the nighttime
And paints the daytime black |
Picture a bright blue ball
Just spinning, spinning free
Dizzy with eternity
Paint it with a skin of sky
Brush in some clouds and sea
Call it home for you and me
A peaceful place or so it looks from space
closer look reveals the human race
Full of hope, full of grace is the human face
But afraid we may lay our home to waste
Theres a fear down here we cant forget
Hasnt got a name just yet
Always awake, always around
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Now watch as the ball revolves and the nighttime falls
And again the hunt begins, and again the bloodwind calls
By and by again, the morning sun will rise
the darkness never goes from some mens eyes
It strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
Its taking turf, dividing up meat
Nightmare spook, piece of heat
Its you and me
You and me
Flashblade in ghetto night
Rudies looking for a fight
Rat cat alley roll them bones
Need that cash to feed that jones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Commissars and pin-striped bosses roll the dice
Any way they fall, guess who gets to pay the price
Money green, the proletarian gray
Selling guns instead of food today
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
While the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
If the spirits sleeping, then the flesh is ink
Historys page will be neatly carved in stone
The futures here – we are it – we are on our own
If the game is lost then were all the same
No one left to place or take the blame
We will leave this place an empty stone
Oh that shinning ball
We can call our home
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
While the politicians are throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Shooting powders back and forth
Singing black goes south while white comes north
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours
And the current fashions set the pace
Lose your step, fall out of grace
And the radical, he rant and rage
Singing someone got to turn the page!
And the rich man in his summer home
Singing just leave well enough alone!
But his pants are down, his covers blown
And the politicians throwing stones
So the kids they dance they shake their bones
Cause its all too clear were on our own
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
Its dizzying, the possibilities
Ashes, ashes all fall down |
Hang your head, hang your head, Tom Dooley hang your head and cry
Killed poor Laura Foster, you know youre bound to die
Bury her on the hillside, make the people see
Put the coat over, tromp her with your feet
Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry
Killed poor Laura Foster, dont you know your bound to die
Bury her on the hillside with other peoples lives
Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry
Killed poor Laurea Foster, dont you know youre bound to die
First time I went courting, pretty brave of me
Just to sing from her old oak tree
Hang your mama with kindness blame it on this morning |
One, two, three, four
Hollywood is everywhere, you know
You dont—ah...one more time, one more time
One, two, three, ha
Hollywood is everywhere, now dont you know
You dont have to learn the line to see the show
Just catch it when its dark or flying low
Get along down Sunset, yes indeed
Hollywood is what you let it be
What you want is often what you need
Swing low, swing low
For none of us will ever get back home
Swing right, sleep tight
No one here ever goes home at night
Hollywood is everywhere
Graceful children walk on air
Still line up in single file
Well go down and stare awhile
Hold on honey, tell me does she move
In her knock me down and love me shoes
All the oil shes got is for the blues
Have you ever climbed those cut glass stairs?
Trick or treat got nothing to compare
Million dollar daydreams end up there
Hollywood is everywhere, you know
Dont have to be in love to see the show
Just catch it when its dark or flying low
Get along down Sunset, yes indeed
Hollywood is what you let it be
What you want is often what you need
Swing low, swing low
None of us will get back home
Swing right, sleep tight
No one here ever goes home at night
Hollywood is everywhere
Graceful children walk on air
Still line up in single file
Well go down and stare awhile
Hold on honey, tell me does she move
In her knock me down and fuck me shoes
All the oil shes got is for the grooves
Have you ever climbed those cut glass stairs
Trick or treat got nothing to compare
Million dollar daydreams end up there
Stay here
I dont like them words |
When I was hoppin freights and makin payments on the farm
Here between the angels and the deep blue sea
You were runnin, laughin, growin sheltered from the storm
Dreamin of the day the moon would set you free
Yeah, to sing your siren song so sweet and warm
River run deep
River run slow
Get a little restless
Wanna see some whales blow
River run cold
River run clear
That feeling always gets to me
Round about this time of year
Scoutin unknown borders under multi-colored moons
In the wildest flights of cosmic mystery
Rang a single soarin tone that strung the sky in tune
As the silence in my heart rose from the sea
Aaah, to greet you in the dawn with a pale harpoon
River run restless
River run high
Runnin thru a hailstorm
Try to catch a star on the fly
River run muddy
River flow like tears
Cocoon of life surroundin us
Holdin all our hopes and fears
Reach behind the wind
Search beyond the stars
Were the life on Mars
When the day grows dark and scary scatterin the light
All the colors run away and hide behind your knees
The same sweet thunder tumbles rollin down the night
Like a mothership that calls for you and me
Come on, and drift along that sky river bright
River run swiftly
River run wide
Feel like sailin
On the morning tide
River run golden
River run true
Set a course and follow
Ooooh, the star that leads to you |
I was standing on the corner, wondering whats become of me
I was standing on the corner, wondering whats become of me
Well things dont seem to be the way they used to seem to be
I think Ill go up on a mountain, Ill fling myself off into space
I think Ill go up on a mountain, Ill fling myself off into space
Im not doing it because Im desperate, Im just trying to save some space
If you ask me what my name is, Ill just stop and scratch my head
If you ask me what my name is, Ill just stop and scratch my head
Well they took away my name and gave me a number instead
Well all the things I used to know seem so far behind
Theres a lot of new things that are running around my mind
If you ask me what Im doing, I cant answer right
If you ask me what Im doing, I cant answer right
Seems like nothin ever changes, and nothings gonna turn out right |
What makes a man go crazy when a woman wears her dress so tight
What makes a man go crazy when a woman wears that ol dress so tight
Must be the same ol thing that make a tom cat fight all night
Now, why do all the big men try to run a big-legged woman down
Now, why do all the big men try to run a big ol woman down
Must be the same ol thing that makes a bulldog a huggling round
Its that ol same thing, now tell me whos to blame
The whole world is fighting about that ol same thing
What make you feel so good when your babys in her evening gown
When your baby get a little bit of an evening gown
Must be that same ol thing that makes a preacher lay his bible down
Its that ol same thing, its that ol same thing |
Music By: Traditional
Betty told Dupree, honey I will be your wife
Betty told Dupree, honey I will be your wife
Well we will be married, be happy all of our life
Wake up Betty, see what tomorrow brings
Wake up Betty, see what tomorrow brings
Well it might bring sunshine, and then it might bring rain
Betty told Dupree, honey I want a diamond ring
Betty told Dupree, honey I want a diamond ring
Dupree said Betty, honey Ill buy you anything
Betty told Dupree, honey I will be your wife
Betty told Dupree, honey I will be your wife
Well we will be so happy for the rest of our lives
Wake up Betty, see what tomorrow brings
Wake up Betty, see what tomorrow brings
Well it might bring sunshine, and then it might bring rain
This is only listed as having been played once by the Dead, in 1966, but was probably played on other occasions then |
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Crying like a fire in the sun
Look out, all those saints are coming through
And its all over now, Baby Blue
And its all over now, Baby Blue
The highway is for gamblers, you better use your sense
Take what you have gathered from coincidence
The empty handed painter from your streets
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets
The sky, too, is folding under you
And its all over now, Baby Blue
All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home
All your empty-handed armies are all going home
Your lover who has just walked out your door
Has taken all his blankets from the floor
The carpet, too, is moving under you
And its all over now, Baby Blue
Leave your stepping stones behind, theres something calls for you
Forget about the dead youve left, they will not follow you
The vagabond whos rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore
Strike another match, go start anew
And its all over now, Baby Blue
And its all over now, Baby Blue
And its all over now, Baby Blue |
We dont smoke marijuana in Muskogee;
We dont take our trips on lsd;
We dont burn our draft cards down on Main Street;
We like livin right, and bein free
We dont make a party out of lovin;
We like holdin hands and pitchin woo;
We dont let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do
Im proud to be an Oakie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightins still the biggest thril of all
Leather boots are still in style for mainly footwear;
Beads and roman sandals wont be seen
Footballs still the roughest thing on campus
And the kids here still respect the college dean
And Im proud to be an Oakie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightins still the biggest thril of all
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, usa |
Well, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Wake up in the morning, fold my hands, pray for rain
Got a head full of ideas, that are drivin me insane
Its a shame the way they makes me scrub the floor
Aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
Hands you a nickel, hands you a dime
Asks you with a grin if youre having a good time
Then he fines you every time you slam the door
I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
Well, she talks to the servants about man and God and law
Everybody knows shes the brains behind pa
Shes sixty-eight, says shes twenty-four
Aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies father no more
He puts his cigar out in your face just for kicks
Bedroom window is made out of bricks
The national guard hangs round his door
I aint gonna work for Maggies father no more
Aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Try my very best to be just like I am
Everybody wants me to be just like them
They sing while you slave and I just get bored
Aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more |
Grateful Dead
Miscellaneous
Terrapin
Terrapin
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While you were gone
These spaces filled with darkness
The obvious was hid
With nothing to believe in
The compass always points to Terrapin
Solemn wings of fortune beat like rain
Youre back in Terrapin for good or ill again
For good or ill again
Terrapin!
Terrapin!
Terrapin!
Terrapin! |
Lady with a Fan
Let my inspiration flow in token rhyme, suggesting rhythm
That will not forsake thee, til my tale is told and done
While the firelights aglow, strange shadows from the flames will grow
Til things weve never seen will seem familiar
Shadows of a sailor, forming winds both foul and fair all swarm
Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady many years ago
Here beside him stands a man, a soldier from the looks of him
Who came through many fights, but lost at love
While the storyteller speaks, a door within the fire creaks
Suddenly flies open, and a girl is standing there
Eyes alight, with glowing hair, all that fancy paints as fair
She takes her fan and throws it, in the lions den
Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance
The sailor gave at least a try, the soldier being much too wise
Strategy was his strength, and not disaster
The sailor, coming out again, the lady fairly leapt at him
Thats how it stands today, you decide if he was wise
The storyteller makes no choice, soon you will not hear his voice
His job is to shed light, and not to master
Since the end is never told, we pay the teller off in gold
In hopes he will come back, but he cannot be bought or sold
Terrapin Station
Inspiration, move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask
Faced with mysteries dark and vast
Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall, some climb, to get to Terrapin
Counting stars by candlelight, all are dim but one is bright
The spiral light of Venus, rising first and shining best
Oh, from the northwest corner, of a brand new crescent moon
Crickets and cicadas sing, a rare and different tune
Terrapin Station
In the shadow of the moon, Terrapin Station
And I know well be there soon
Terrapin - I cant figure out
Terrapin - If its the end or beginning
Terrapin - But the trains put its brakes on Terrapin - And the whistle is screaming TERRAPIN |
Oh bring me my shotgun, bring me back some shells
Why dont you just bring me my shotgun
Bring me back a pocket full of shells
Well you know if I dont get myself a little competition
You know theres gonna be some trouble round here
Well you know my mama told me, she said
You gonna have bad luck, son, dont care where you go
So why dont you bring me my shotgun
Early in the morning when the sun gonna rise
She lets her rolling go moonshine bright
In the morning bring me my shotgun
Well I can stand in the mist for a while
But I cant stand it for very long |
Well, I was feeling, feeling so bad
So I asked my family doctor just what I had
I said, Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D
Can you tell me, whats ailing me?
And he said Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
All you need, all you really need:
Is good lovin
Because you got to have lovin
Yeah, you got to have lovin
A little lovin now baby, good lovin
Come on baby, now squeeze me tight
Dont you want your ever-lovin daddy to feel alright?
I said now baby baby, thats for sure
Ive got the fever, and you got the cure
And then she said
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
All you need, all you really need:
Good lovin
Because you got to have lovin
Yeah, you got to have lovin
A little good lovin now baby, good lovin
Come on baby, now squeeze me tight
Dont you want your daddy to feel alright?
I said now baby baby, thats for sure
Ive got the fever, and you got the cure
She said
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
All you need, all you really need:
Good lovin
Because you got to have lovin
Now you got to have lovin
A little good lovin now baby, good lovin
Good, good, good, good, good lovin
Good, good, good, good, good lovin
Good, good, good, good, good lovin |