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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
Sleepy Alligator in the noon day sun,
Lyin' by the river just like he usually done. Call for his whiskey, he can call for his tea, Call all he want to, but he can't call for me. Oh no! I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Creepy alligator coming all around the bend, Shoutin' about the times when we was mutual friends, I checked my memory and I checked it quick, yes I will. I checked it runnin' some old kind of trick. Oh no! Well I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Sailin' down the river in an old canoe, A bunch of and an old tennis shoe. Out of the river all ugly and green, Came the biggest old alligator that I've ever seen! Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were buggin' out, Contracted the union, put the beggars to rout. Screamin' and yellin', he was pickin' his chops, He never runs he just stumbles and hops. Just out of prison on ten dollars bail, Mumblin' bitches and waggin' his tail. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
Sleepy Alligator in the noon day sun,
Lyin' by the river just like he usually done. Call for his whiskey, he can call for his tea, Call all he want to, but he can't call for me. Oh no! I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Creepy alligator coming all around the bend, Shoutin' about the times when we was mutual friends, I checked my memory and I checked it quick, yes I will. I checked it runnin' some old kind of trick. Oh no! Well I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Sailin' down the river in an old canoe, A bunch of and an old tennis shoe. Out of the river all ugly and green, Came the biggest old alligator that I've ever seen! Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were buggin' out, Contracted the union, put the beggars to rout. Screamin' and yellin', he was pickin' his chops, He never runs he just stumbles and hops. Just out of prison on ten dollars bail, Mumblin' bitches and waggin' his tail. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
Sleepy Alligator in the noon day sun,
Lyin' by the river just like he usually done. Call for his whiskey, he can call for his tea, Call all he want to, but he can't call for me. Oh no! I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Creepy alligator coming all around the bend, Shoutin' about the times when we was mutual friends, I checked my memory and I checked it quick, yes I will. I checked it runnin' some old kind of trick. Oh no! Well I've been there before, And I ain't gonna come around here any more. Sailin' down the river in an old canoe, A bunch of and an old tennis shoe. Out of the river all ugly and green, Came the biggest old alligator that I've ever seen! Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were buggin' out, Contracted the union, put the beggars to rout. Screamin' and yellin', he was pickin' his chops, He never runs he just stumbles and hops. Just out of prison on ten dollars bail, Mumblin' bitches and waggin' his tail. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
Seems like I've been here before,
Fuzzy then and still so obscure, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye. And I don't want to see anybody cry, Meet me some mornin' in the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by. Song commin' on, So pleasin' to see, come and gone, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, You don't have to tell me why, Meet me some mornin' in the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by. It ain't cause I'm the only one left darlin', Bout the time the sun rises west, Feelin' groovy, lookin' fine. Think I'll come back here again, Every now and then from time to time. My how lovely you are, my dear, The ball game has gone much too far my dear, Sing to me, do your thing to me, I'll meet you some mornin', meet you some mornin', In the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
(Do Not Stop on Tracks)
I went down one day, I went down one day to see a Gypsy woman, Just one old day, yes I did, I want to find out, I want to find out, I want to find out, I want to find out now, What's wrong with me and my baby. We ain't gettin' down like we used to do, I mean it's pretty good now, but there was a time, When it didn't work too well. I went down to see this Gypsy woman, you understand, I told her my story, I told her what was goin' on. And she told me, man she said, all you need, all you need, She said all you got to have, oh Lord, Just a touch of Mojo's hand, oh bring it back on, And it feels pretty good, yes indeed. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
(Do Not Stop on Tracks)
I went down one day, I went down one day to see a Gypsy woman, Just one old day, yes I did, I want to find out, I want to find out, I want to find out, I want to find out now, What's wrong with me and my baby. We ain't gettin' down like we used to do, I mean it's pretty good now, but there was a time, When it didn't work too well. I went down to see this Gypsy woman, you understand, I told her my story, I told her what was goin' on. And she told me, man she said, all you need, all you need, She said all you got to have, oh Lord, Just a touch of Mojo's hand, oh bring it back on, And it feels pretty good, yes indeed. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
Last leaf fallen bare earth where green was born,
Black Madonna two eagles hang against a cloud, Sun comes up blood red wind yells among the stone, All graceful instruments are known. When the windows all are broken and your love's become a toothless crone, When the voices of the storm sound like a crowd, Winter morning breaks, you're all alone. The eyes are blind, blue visions, all a seer can own, And touching makes the flesh to cry out loud This ground on which the seed of love is sown, All graceful instruments are known. |
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from Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun (1968)
The other day they waited, the sky was dark and faded,
Solemnly they stated, "He has to die, you know he has to die." All the children learnin', from books that they were burnin', Every leaf was turnin'; to watch him die, you know he had to die. The summer sun looked down on him, his mother could but frown on him, And all the others sound on him, but it doesn't seem to matter. And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended, His mind remained unbended, he had to die, you know he had to die. Spanish lady comes to me, she lays on me this rose. It rainbow spirals round and round it trembles and explodes. It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away. But the heat came 'round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day. Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around, comin', around, in a circle Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle, Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle. Skippin' through the lily fields I came across an empty space, It trembled and exploded, left a bus stop in it's place. The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began, There was cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus to never ever land. Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around, comin', around, in a circle Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle, Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle. And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended, Their minds remained unbended, He had to die, Oh, you know he had to die. |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest,
Won't you lay your head upon your savior's chest, I love you all, but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. I would never ride, well, I would never ride (goodnight, goodnight) But His rod and His staff, they comfort me (goodnight, goodnight) Tell "A" for the ark, that wonderful boat (goodnight, goodnight) Tell "B" for the beast at the ending of the wood (goodnight, goodnight) You know it ate all the children when they wouldn't be good, Walking in Jerusalem just like John (goodnight, goodnight) I go walking in the valley of the shadow of death, And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest,
Won't you lay your head upon your savior's chest, I love you all, but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. I would never ride, well, I would never ride (goodnight, goodnight) But His rod and His staff, they comfort me (goodnight, goodnight) Tell "A" for the ark, that wonderful boat (goodnight, goodnight) Tell "B" for the beast at the ending of the wood (goodnight, goodnight) You know it ate all the children when they wouldn't be good, Walking in Jerusalem just like John (goodnight, goodnight) I go walking in the valley of the shadow of death, And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Dark star, crashes
Pouring its light into ashes Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis Searchlight casting, for faults in the clouds of delusion Shall we go, you and I while we can Through, the transitive nightfall of diamonds Mirror shatters in formless reflections of matter Glass hand dissolving to ice petal flowers revolving Lady in velvet recedes in the nights of goodbye Shall we go, you and I while we can Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Dark star, crashes
Pouring its light into ashes Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis Searchlight casting, for faults in the clouds of delusion Shall we go, you and I while we can Through, the transitive nightfall of diamonds Mirror shatters in formless reflections of matter Glass hand dissolving to ice petal flowers revolving Lady in velvet recedes in the nights of goodbye Shall we go, you and I while we can Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Y' Know Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land
Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land, In This Land Come To Your House, You Know He Don't Take Long Look In Bed This Morning, Children Find Your Mother Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, In This Land, Yeah! Whoa! Come To Your House, Y' Know He Don't Stay Long, Y' Look In Bed This Morning, Children You Find That Your Brothers And Sisters Are Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Go In Any Family In This Land. Death Will Go In Any Family In This Land. Come To Your House, you know he don't take long. Look in the bed on the morning, Children Find That Your Family's Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, In This Land. Whoa! Come To Your House, Y' Know It Don't Stay Long, Y' Look In Bed This Morning, Children Find That Your Brothers And Sisters Are Gone. I Said Death Don't, Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Y' Know Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land
Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land, In This Land Come To Your House, You Know He Don't Take Long Look In Bed This Morning, Children Find Your Mother Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, In This Land, Yeah! Whoa! Come To Your House, Y' Know He Don't Stay Long, Y' Look In Bed This Morning, Children You Find That Your Brothers And Sisters Are Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Go In Any Family In This Land. Death Will Go In Any Family In This Land. Come To Your House, you know he don't take long. Look in the bed on the morning, Children Find That Your Family's Gone. I Said Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. Death Will Leave You Standing And Crying In This Land, In This Land. Whoa! Come To Your House, Y' Know It Don't Stay Long, Y' Look In Bed This Morning, Children Find That Your Brothers And Sisters Are Gone. I Said Death Don't, Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land. |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Saint Stephen with a rose, in and out of the garden he goes,
Country garland 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 hanging clear to hell, 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 answer, darkness shrugs and bids the day good-bye. 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 bye and bye, Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills, One man gathers what another man spills. Saint Stephen will remain, all he's lost he shall regain, Seashore washed by the suds and foam, Been there so long, he's 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? |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Saint Stephen with a rose, in and out of the garden he goes,
Country garland 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 hanging clear to hell, 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 answer, darkness shrugs and bids the day good-bye. 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 bye and bye, Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills, One man gathers what another man spills. Saint Stephen will remain, all he's lost he shall regain, Seashore washed by the suds and foam, Been there so long, he's 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? |
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from Grateful Dead - Live Dead [live] (1969)
Without a warning you broke my heart,
taken it baby, torn it apart And you left me standin' in the dark cryin', said your love for me was dyin' Come on babe, baby please cause I'm beggin' you baby and I'm on my knees Turn on your light, let it shine on me Turn on your love light, let it shine on me Hey, let shine, let it shine, let it shine Well I get lonely in the middle of the night and I need you darlin' to make things all right So come on babe, baby please and I'm beggin' you baby and I'm on my knees Turn on your light, let it shine on me Turn on your love light, let it shine on me Hey, let shine, let it shine, let it shine Without a warning you broke my heart, taken it baby, torn it apart And you left me standin' in the dark cryin', said your love for me was dyin' So come on babe, baby please and I'm beggin' you baby, I'm on my knees Turn on your light, let it shine on me Turn on your love light, let it shine on me Hey, let shine, let it shine, let it A little bit higher A little bit higher A little bit higher Cmon' Get up now Get up now Get up now Get up now C'mon babe C'mon babe C'mon babe C'mon babe C'mon baby C'mon baby C'mon baby C'mon baby |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
You keep laying names on me And you keep playing games on me And you keep playing all your tricks on me And all I ever wanted, all I ever wanted All I ever wanted was your loving Is that too much to ask You keep bringing your friends to me And you keep bringing your men to me And you keep bringing all your world to me And all I ever wanted, all I ever wanted All I ever wanted was your loving Is that too much to ask bridge: Oh, oh, oh, all I ever wanted was your loving And all I ever wanted was to love you too, To love you too repeat first verse |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
You keep laying names on me And you keep playing games on me And you keep playing all your tricks on me And all I ever wanted, all I ever wanted All I ever wanted was your loving Is that too much to ask You keep bringing your friends to me And you keep bringing your men to me And you keep bringing all your world to me And all I ever wanted, all I ever wanted All I ever wanted was your loving Is that too much to ask bridge: Oh, oh, oh, all I ever wanted was your loving And all I ever wanted was to love you too, To love you too repeat first verse |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Well the marshall came to town And his hat was pulled way down He looked like he had business on his mind He didn’t stop to say He just rode along his way ‘Til he stopped in at the office of the mine chorus: Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in coal creek Dirty business down in coal creek This morning Well, I make two bucks a day And that ain’t a healthy pay My kids are just beginning to get sick There’s talk been goin’ round How they’re gonna shut it down If the man don’t come and fix things Pretty quick repeat chorus Pretty soon there was a crowd It was getting’ pretty loud And the men all said there’d be no work today But the owner wouldn’t budge He just sat there like a judge And he wouldn’t give a nickel more in pay chorus: Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in coal creek Dirty business down in coal creek This morning Just then they heard the sound That rumbled from the ground And everyone was rushing for the door The dust came pouring out And it finally left no doubt That the mine was not at issue anymore repeat chorus |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Well the marshall came to town And his hat was pulled way down He looked like he had business on his mind He didn’t stop to say He just rode along his way ‘Til he stopped in at the office of the mine chorus: Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in coal creek Dirty business down in coal creek This morning Well, I make two bucks a day And that ain’t a healthy pay My kids are just beginning to get sick There’s talk been goin’ round How they’re gonna shut it down If the man don’t come and fix things Pretty quick repeat chorus Pretty soon there was a crowd It was getting’ pretty loud And the men all said there’d be no work today But the owner wouldn’t budge He just sat there like a judge And he wouldn’t give a nickel more in pay chorus: Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in coal creek Dirty business down in coal creek This morning Just then they heard the sound That rumbled from the ground And everyone was rushing for the door The dust came pouring out And it finally left no doubt That the mine was not at issue anymore repeat chorus |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
South
Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause That's the side of town I was born in I love her she loves me but I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks Ev'ry night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill I love a little girl who lives up there and I guess I always will But I don't dare knock on her door 'Cause her daddy is my boss man So I have to try to be content Just to see her when ever I can Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause That's the side of town I was born in I love her she loves me but I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks One fine day I'll find the way to move from this old shack I'll hold my head up like a king and I never never will look back Until that morning I'll work and slave And I'll save ev'ry dime But tonight she'll have to steal away To see me one more time Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause That's the side of town I was born in I love her she loves me but I don't fit in her society Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Hey look in the air There’s smoke fillin’ everywhere And hey, look on the ground There’s blood spilling all around chorus: We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down Hey look at the green, green tree It ain’t quite as green green as it used to be And hey, look at the cool clear water It ain’t quite as cool and clear As it ought to be, and chorus: We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down Hey look at the people Sometimes we forget That we’re just people And we’re falling head over heels ‘Cause all of us forget quite how to feel We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Hey look in the air There’s smoke fillin’ everywhere And hey, look on the ground There’s blood spilling all around chorus: We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down Hey look at the green, green tree It ain’t quite as green green as it used to be And hey, look at the cool clear water It ain’t quite as cool and clear As it ought to be, and chorus: We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down Hey look at the people Sometimes we forget That we’re just people And we’re falling head over heels ‘Cause all of us forget quite how to feel We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing to the ground We live in the garden of eden, yeah Don’t know why we want to tear The whole thing down |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Somebody robbed the glendale train This mornin’ at half-past nine Somebody robbed the glendale train And I swear I ain’t lyin’ They made clean off with sixteen g’s And left two men lying cold Somebody robbed the glendale train And they made off with the gold Charlie jones was the engineer He had twenty years on the line He kissed his wife at the station gate This morning at six thirty-five Now everything went fine ‘til half past-nine Then charlie looked up and he saw There was men on horses, men with guns And no sign of the law Somebody robbed the glendale train This mornin’ at half-past nine Somebody robbed the glendale train And I swear I ain’t lyin’ They made clean off with sixteen g’s And left two men lying cold Somebody robbed the glendale train And they made off with the gold Amos white was the baggage man And he dearly loved his job The company, they rewarded him With a golden watch and fob Well, amos he was a’ markin’ time When the door blew off his car They found amos white in fifteen pieces, Fifteen miles apart repeat chorus |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Somebody robbed the glendale train This mornin’ at half-past nine Somebody robbed the glendale train And I swear I ain’t lyin’ They made clean off with sixteen g’s And left two men lying cold Somebody robbed the glendale train And they made off with the gold Charlie jones was the engineer He had twenty years on the line He kissed his wife at the station gate This morning at six thirty-five Now everything went fine ‘til half past-nine Then charlie looked up and he saw There was men on horses, men with guns And no sign of the law Somebody robbed the glendale train This mornin’ at half-past nine Somebody robbed the glendale train And I swear I ain’t lyin’ They made clean off with sixteen g’s And left two men lying cold Somebody robbed the glendale train And they made off with the gold Amos white was the baggage man And he dearly loved his job The company, they rewarded him With a golden watch and fob Well, amos he was a’ markin’ time When the door blew off his car They found amos white in fifteen pieces, Fifteen miles apart repeat chorus |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
EV’RY YEAR ALONG ABOUT THIS TIME IT ALL GOES DRY
THERE’S NOTHING ROUND FOR LOVE OR MONEY THAT’LL GET YOU HIGH HENRY GOT PISSED OFF AND SAID HE’D RUN TO MEXICO TO SEE IF HE COULD COME BACK HOLDIN’ TWENTY KEYS OF GOLD NOW THE ROAD TO ACAPULCO IS VERY HARD INDEED AND IT ISN’T ANY BETTER IF YOU HAVEN’T ANY WEED HENRY’S DRIVING HARD AND STRAIGHT ON TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROADS THERE’S FIFTY PEOPLE WAITING BACK AT HOME FOR HENRY’S LOAD AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPULCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE HENRY GOT TO MEXICO AND TURNED HIS TRUCK AROUND HE’S TALKING TO THE MAN WHO HAS IT GROWING FROM THE GROUND HENRY TASTED, HE GOT WASTED, COULDN’T EVEN SEE HOW HE’S GONNA DRIVE LIKE THAT IS NOT TOO CLEAR TO ME AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPUCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIJUANA IS A LOVELY TOWN BULLFIGHT BRINGS THE TOURISTS AND THEIR MONEY FLOWING DOWN THE BORDER GUARDS ARE MUCH TOO BUSY THERE AT FIVE O’ CLOCK HENRY’S TRUCKIN’ RIGHT ON THROUGH, HE HARDLY EVEN STOPPED (REPEAT CHORUS) |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
EV’RY YEAR ALONG ABOUT THIS TIME IT ALL GOES DRY
THERE’S NOTHING ROUND FOR LOVE OR MONEY THAT’LL GET YOU HIGH HENRY GOT PISSED OFF AND SAID HE’D RUN TO MEXICO TO SEE IF HE COULD COME BACK HOLDIN’ TWENTY KEYS OF GOLD NOW THE ROAD TO ACAPULCO IS VERY HARD INDEED AND IT ISN’T ANY BETTER IF YOU HAVEN’T ANY WEED HENRY’S DRIVING HARD AND STRAIGHT ON TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROADS THERE’S FIFTY PEOPLE WAITING BACK AT HOME FOR HENRY’S LOAD AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPULCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE HENRY GOT TO MEXICO AND TURNED HIS TRUCK AROUND HE’S TALKING TO THE MAN WHO HAS IT GROWING FROM THE GROUND HENRY TASTED, HE GOT WASTED, COULDN’T EVEN SEE HOW HE’S GONNA DRIVE LIKE THAT IS NOT TOO CLEAR TO ME AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPUCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIJUANA IS A LOVELY TOWN BULLFIGHT BRINGS THE TOURISTS AND THEIR MONEY FLOWING DOWN THE BORDER GUARDS ARE MUCH TOO BUSY THERE AT FIVE O’ CLOCK HENRY’S TRUCKIN’ RIGHT ON THROUGH, HE HARDLY EVEN STOPPED (REPEAT CHORUS) |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
I don’t know you You been lately on my mind I don’t know you You been lately on my mind Well you came into my world and You took it by surprise Sun could rise up in the west and I would be no wiser And I don’t know you Come sit beside me I'm not sure if you’re still there Come sit beside me I'm not sure if you’re still there Well, the old man in the sky he knows what I'm saying I couldn’t tell you a lie Believe we’ve been playing a game ‘Cause I don’t know you repeat first verse |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
I don’t know you You been lately on my mind I don’t know you You been lately on my mind Well you came into my world and You took it by surprise Sun could rise up in the west and I would be no wiser And I don’t know you Come sit beside me I'm not sure if you’re still there Come sit beside me I'm not sure if you’re still there Well, the old man in the sky he knows what I'm saying I couldn’t tell you a lie Believe we’ve been playing a game ‘Cause I don’t know you repeat first verse |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
If you go down round the bend in the river You’re gonna find a few changes Been going down there ‘Cause the people who live Round the bend in the river Have forgotten their dreams And they’ve cut off their hair chorus: And take a last, flying look At the last lonely eagle He’s soaring the length of the land Shed a tear for the fate Of the last lonely eagle For you know that he never will land If you go down where the lights Push the nighttime Back far enough so you can’t feel the fear Remember the boy who you left on the mountain Who’s sitting alone with the stars and his tears chorus: If you go down to the gas-powered flatland Where most of the people just think That they’re free Remember the peace that you had On the mountain Come back to the love that you had here with me chorus tag: For you know that he never will land |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
If you go down round the bend in the river You’re gonna find a few changes Been going down there ‘Cause the people who live Round the bend in the river Have forgotten their dreams And they’ve cut off their hair chorus: And take a last, flying look At the last lonely eagle He’s soaring the length of the land Shed a tear for the fate Of the last lonely eagle For you know that he never will land If you go down where the lights Push the nighttime Back far enough so you can’t feel the fear Remember the boy who you left on the mountain Who’s sitting alone with the stars and his tears chorus: If you go down to the gas-powered flatland Where most of the people just think That they’re free Remember the peace that you had On the mountain Come back to the love that you had here with me chorus tag: For you know that he never will land |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
I been on this road for seven days And I'm so beat my vision's just a yellow haze But I know that I am gonna make it home tonight And then I'm gonna see my light Chorus: Yeah, tonight I'll see my louisiana lady My louisiana lady's gonna Sleep with me tonight, and hold me tight. Louisiana lady know that I need you Louisiana lady I love you Louisiana lady I love you Six more hours till I make new orleans I been doin' too much speed I'm feelin' down right mean And I think that I can cut an hour off the time If I keep lady on my mind Repeat chorus Every man has got to earn his pay But I feel so bad each time I have to go away But when I get home tonight it's gonna be worthwhile I'm gonna see my lady smile Yeah, tonight I'll see my louisiana lady My Louisiana lady's gonna Sleep with me tonight, and hold me tight. Louisiana lady know that I need you Louisiana lady I love you Louisiana lady I love you |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
I been on this road for seven days And I'm so beat my vision's just a yellow haze But I know that I am gonna make it home tonight And then I'm gonna see my light Chorus: Yeah, tonight I'll see my louisiana lady My louisiana lady's gonna Sleep with me tonight, and hold me tight. Louisiana lady know that I need you Louisiana lady I love you Louisiana lady I love you Six more hours till I make new orleans I been doin' too much speed I'm feelin' down right mean And I think that I can cut an hour off the time If I keep lady on my mind Repeat chorus Every man has got to earn his pay But I feel so bad each time I have to go away But when I get home tonight it's gonna be worthwhile I'm gonna see my lady smile Yeah, tonight I'll see my louisiana lady My Louisiana lady's gonna Sleep with me tonight, and hold me tight. Louisiana lady know that I need you Louisiana lady I love you Louisiana lady I love you |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
We pulled into portland town We been on the road Rock and rolling for the crowd Three more nights to go But if I don't find someone tonight I just won't make it through I'm going out in portland town And see what I can do You know, it's very cold in portland town This time of the year, I wouldn't mind if I could find Someone to hold me near And there's a little girl, She looks lost and lonely Backstage at the show I'm going up and asking her Hey, would you like to go You see I need me a portland woman I don't want to be alone tonight I want to get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight We pulled out of portland town Almost right on time, The little girl that I had found, Her I left behind But I haven't felt too good Since I left portland yesterday I'm going back to portland town, Now what more can I say I wanna get me a portland woman I don't wanna be alone tonight I wanna get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
We pulled into portland town We been on the road Rock and rolling for the crowd Three more nights to go But if I don't find someone tonight I just won't make it through I'm going out in portland town And see what I can do You know, it's very cold in portland town This time of the year, I wouldn't mind if I could find Someone to hold me near And there's a little girl, She looks lost and lonely Backstage at the show I'm going up and asking her Hey, would you like to go You see I need me a portland woman I don't want to be alone tonight I want to get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight We pulled out of portland town Almost right on time, The little girl that I had found, Her I left behind But I haven't felt too good Since I left portland yesterday I'm going back to portland town, Now what more can I say I wanna get me a portland woman I don't wanna be alone tonight I wanna get me a portland woman Portland women treat you right Portland's gonna be mine tonight |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
If you'll share the road with me I'll walk along with you We can go anywhere you want, do whatever we want to do We can run and laugh or hide and seek, stay awhile or fly and freak It's all up to you. If you'll share the air with you, I'll tell you what I see Butterflies are in the skies and the leaves are on the tree And Superman is flying by, he won't say how he gets that high If you don't believe. Then if you share your high with me, I'll give mine to you And we can try on love for size, it grows from one to two We can try some loving, honey, you and me, you know, loving, it can set us free And we can share the world. If you'll share the road with me, I'll walk along with you We can go anywhere you want, do whatever you want to do Run and laugh or hide and seek, stay awhile or fly and freak It's all up to you. |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Robertson
I pulled in to Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need some place where I can lay my head 'Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed ?' He just grinned and shook my hand, 'No' was all he said. Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny and you put the load right on me. I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side I said 'Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown' She said 'I gotta go but my friend can stick around'. Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny and you put the load right on me. Go down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say It's just old Luke and Luke's waiting on the judgement day 'Well, Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee ?' He said 'Do me a favour son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company ?'. Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny and you put the load right on me. Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog He said 'I will fix your rat if you'll take Jack my dog' I said 'Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man' He said 'That's OK boy, won't you feed him when you can ?'. Yeah, take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny and you put the load right on me. Catch a cannonball now to take me down the line My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone. Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny and you put the load right on me. |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Watcha gonna do on the planet today Missy you're so fine to see And where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy come and play with me Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air Where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy there's so much to see And whatcha gonna do on the planet today Missy I'd like to be with thee Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air Watcha gonna do on the planet today Oh, missy you're so fine to see And where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy I'd like to be with thee Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1971)
Dawson
Watcha gonna do on the planet today Missy you're so fine to see And where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy come and play with me Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air Where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy there's so much to see And whatcha gonna do on the planet today Missy I'd like to be with thee Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air Watcha gonna do on the planet today Oh, missy you're so fine to see And where ya gonna go on the planet today Missy I'd like to be with thee Take a look around ya now and What do you see? If you could go somewhere's else now, Where would that be? When the find the place to hide Come and tell me where it is now, I'll still be sitting here, singing in the air |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Torbert
California dream winding through the ocean shore I walked a country mile along your rocky coast On the sandy shores I ran until I could not run no more Left it far behind in dreams of death Something's calling me, oh honey, to the mystic sea Something's calling me, oh honey, to your eyes I see California day I know that I can make it all the way Just my love is where I'm going to Something's calling me, oh honey, to the mystic sea, something, something Something's calling me, oh, unto your eyes I see California day I know that I can make it all the way Just my love is where I'm going to |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Torbert
Been hangin' down, New Mexico Santa Fe, up to Taos And I'm riding hard I ain't go no star on my shirt South Wyoming, Cheyenne Town Five thousand dollars, guess I'll hunt you down I've been around Gonna see your face in the ground All day tracking I'm on your trail Ain't no getting away from me, no All night riding, I see your fire Buddy ride Hey Sam McCafty, show your face But don't look back my buddy, show a trace Because I don't care I can smell your blood in the air All day tracking I'm on your trail Ain't no getting away from me, no All night riding, I see your fire Buddy ride Been hangin' down, New Mexico Santa Fe, up to Taos And I'm riding hard I ain't go no star on my shirt |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Koerner-Traditional
Well twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, little star Along comes Brady with his electric car He had a mean look all in his eye He's gonna shoot somebody just to see them die Chorus You know he's Been on the job too long Been on the job too long Been on the job too long Said Brady, your time done come Now, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, he was tending bar Along comes Brady with his shining star And Brady says, "Duncan you're under arrest" And Duncan shot a hole right in Brady's breast [chorus] Well Brady, Brady, Brady, you know you done wrong Busting in here when the game was going on Smashing through the window, yeah, and busting down the door Now you lying dead on that barroom floor [chorus] Well twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, little star Along comes Brady with his electric car He had a mean look all in his eye He's gonna shoot somebody just to see them die [chorus] I said Brady your time done come |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Armstead-Ashford-Simpson
I don't need no doctor, because I know what's ailing me I don't need no doctor, because I know what's ailing me, yes I do I've been too long away from my baby I'm coming down, I'm coming down with misery I don't need no doctor, or prescriptions to be filled (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I don't need no doctor, or prescriptions to be filled, no I don't (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) Only my baby's arms could take away these chills Oh these chills Well the doctor says I need rest All I need is her tenderness He put me on the critical list When all I need is her sweet kiss There can't be a medicated lotion That can sooth, no no, my emotion Well the doctor says I need rest All I need is her tenderness He put me on the critical list When all I need is her sweet kiss There can't be a medicated lotion That can sooth, no no, my emotion Well I don't need no doctor, because my will to live is gone (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) Well I don't need no doctor, because my will to live is gone (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) All I need is my baby Baby please won't you come on home Won't you come on home I don't need no doctor, because I know what's ailing me (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I've been too long away from my baby (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I'm coming down, I'm coming down with misery Coming down with misery (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Dawson
Someday soon I'll come by Riding from behind the hill I'm gonna have a big white horse Swear to god I will Gonna have a big black hat Gonna have my bedroll packed I'm gonna come a riding up And knock upon your door Oh lady, it is such a lovely day Oh lady, well I just dropped by to say I'd like to take you with me, would you like to come? When I go a-riding off into the setting sun When we both were very small I asked you would you leave it all And come and ride away with me And you said wait and see Well now we’re farther down the line And dreams should not be left behind So now I'm asking you one more time To ride away with me Oh lady, it is such a lovely day Oh lady, well I just dropped by to say I'd like to take you with me, would you like to come? When I go a-riding off into the setting sun When I go a-riding off into the setting sun When we go a-riding off into the setting sun |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Dawson
Sing me a rainbow, shine me a dime Drop in and see me, any old time, honey And if you love me, tell me you do Reason I'm asking is 'cause I love you, honey Oh don't you know that I love you When I was living, I felt so ashamed Now I've been giving and feeling less pain Sing me a rainbow, shine me a dime Drop in and see me, any old time And if you love me, tell me you do Reason I'm asking is 'cause I love you, honey Oh don't you know that I love you Oh yes you are magic, I know that you are 'Cause I saw you riding last night on a star, honey Sing me a rainbow, shine me a dime Drop in and see me, any old time And if you love me, tell me you do Reason I'm asking is 'cause I love you, honey Oh don't you know that I love you Oh honey, don't you know that I love you |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Dawson
Tonight it's cold and the rain is falling This city's cold and dark just like a tomb A year ago I wished I had a million But tonight I wish that I could leave this room Chorus But you know I'll come runnin' back to you Anytime, anyplace, from anywhere And if you should lose the way Please don't hesitate to say 'Cause ya know i'll come runnin' back to you When I left home I was so eager It seemed like all the world was at my door Now the spark is out and it's just raining I haven't seen you in a year or more [chorus] Now if I had been working like I should have By tonight I could've saved the fare But Lord I've gone, yes, and drunk up every penny And it's a thousand miles from here to there [chorus] Yes if you should lose the way Please don't hesitate to say 'Cause ya know i'll come runnin' back to you |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
SWEET LOVIN' ONE
(JOHN DAWSON) I'VE BEEN SEARCHING OVER YONDER AND I BELIEVE THAT MY TIME WILL COME I WON'T BE SEARCHING ANY LONGER ‘CAUSE I'M GONNA FIND MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE CHORUS: WHERE HAVE YOU GONE WHERE CAN I FIND YOU WHERE ARE YOU MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE WHERE HAVE YOU GONE WHERE CAN I FIND YOU WHERE ARE YOU MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE I'VE BEEN FEELING BLUE AND LONELY AND I THOUGHT I WOULD COME UNDONE I NEED YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND ME I JUST GOTTA FIND MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE CHORUS: WHERE HAVE YOU GONE WHERE CAN I FIND YOU WHERE ARE YOU MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE WHERE HAVE YOU GONE WHERE CAN I FIND YOU WHERE ARE YOU MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE WELL I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS WITH ME WE BOTH WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF FUN BUT NOW SHE'S GONE AND I FEEL SO LONELY I JUST GOTTA FIND MY SWEET LOVIN' ONE CHORUS |
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from New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Powerglide (1972)
Otis
I know a cat named way out Willie He got a cool little chick called rockin' Millie He can walk and do the Susie-Q Do that crazy hand jive too Chorus Hand jive Hand jive Doing that crazy hand jive Papa told Willie you'll ruin my home Say you and that hand jive just got to go Willie told Papa don't put me down Doing that hand jive all over town Mama, mama look at Uncle Joe In the corner getting down with sister Flo Grandma gave baby sister a dime She said, do that thing just one more time [chorus] Mama, mama look at Uncle Joe In the corner getting down with sister Flo Grandma gave baby sister a dime She said, do that thing just one more time [chorus] Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief They all doing that crazy beat [Way out Willie is] still around Doing that hand jive all over town [chorus] [chorus] Willie and Lily got married last fall They had a little Willie Junior, and that ain't all The kid got famous in his crib, you see Lord he's doing that hand jive on TV |
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Your rain falls like crazy fingers
Peals of fragile thunder keeping time Recall the days that still are to come some sing blue. Hang your heart on laughing willow stray Down to the water, deep sea of love beneath the sweet calm face of the sea swift undertow. Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know, See how it feels in the end. May Lady Lullaby sing plainly for you soft, strong, sweet and true. Cloud hands reaching from a rainbow tapping at the window, touch your hair So swift and bright strange figures of light float in air. Who can stop what must arrive now? Something new is waiting to be born Dark as the night you're still by my side shine inside . Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride. Gone are the broken eyes we saw through in dreams gone, both dream and lie. Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know, Feels like it might be all right, While Lady Lullaby sings plainly through you Love still rings true. midnight on a carrocel ride, reaching for the gold ring down inside. Never could reach it, just slips away but I try. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah (1975)
In another times forgotten space
Your eyes looked from your mother's face Wallflower seed on the sand and stone May the four winds blow you safely home. Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew I'll tell you where the four winds dwell In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell It can ring, turn night to day It can ring like fire when you loose your way. Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew God save the child that rings that bell It may have one good ring, baby, you can't tell One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused listen to the music play. (instrumental) Some come to laugh their past away Some come to make it just one more day Whichever way your pleasure tends If you plant ice you're gonna harvest the wind. Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed on the sand and wind May the four winds blow you home again. Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew - roll away. |
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There's mosquitoes on the river Fish are rising up like birds
It's been hot for seven weeks now, Too hot to even speak now, Did you hear what I just heard? Say it might have been a fiddle or it could have been the wind But there seems to be a beat now I can feel it my feet now Listen here it comes again! There's a band out on the highway, They're high steppin' into town It's a rainbow full of sound, It's fireworks, calliopes and clowns Everybody dancin' C'mon children, C'mon children, Come on clap your hands. Sun went down in honey and the moon came up in wine, You know stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord The band kept us too busy we forgot about the time. They're a band beyond description, Like Jehovah's favorite choir People joining hand in hand While the music played the band, Lord They're setting us on fire. Crazy rooster crowin' midnight, Balls of lightin' roll along Old men sing about their dreams, Women laugh and children scream And the band keeps playin' on. Keep on dancin' thru the daylight, Greet the mornin' air with song No ones's noticed, but the band's all pack and gone. Was it ever there at all? But they keep on dancin' C'mon children, C'mon children, Come on clap your hands Well the cool breeze came on Tuesday, And the corn's a bumper crop And the fields are full of dancin' Full of singin' and romancin' The music never stopped. |
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Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Don't be hanging around old Catfish John." Come in the morning I'd always be there, Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn. Take me back to another morning, to a time so long ago, When the sweet magnolia blossomed, cotton fields as white as snow. Catfish John was a river hobo who lived and died by the river's bed, Looking back I still remember I was proud to be his friend. Mama said, "Don't go near that river, Don't be hanging around old Catfish John." Come in the morning I'd always be there, Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn. Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg, traded for a chestnut mare, Lord he never spoke in anger though his load was hard to bear. Mama said, "Don't go near that river, Don't be hanging around old Catfish John." Come in the morning I'd always be there, Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn. Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977)
My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way, I'm in no hurry, no Rainbows and down that highway where ocean breezes blow My time coming, voices saying they tell me where to go. Don't worry about me, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no and I'm in no hurry, nah nah nah, I know where to go. California, preaching on the burning shore California, I'll be knocking on the golden door Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shine. My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no It's gonna be just like they say, them voices tell me so Seems so long I felt this way and time sure passin' slow Still I know I lead the way, they tell me where I go. Don't worry about me, no no no, don't worry about me, no and I'm in no hurry, no no no, I know where to go. California, a prophet on the burning shore California, I'll be knocking on the golden door Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shine. You've all been asleep, you would not believe me Them voices tellin' me, you will soon receive me Standin' on the beach, the sea will part before me Fire wheel burning in the air! You will follow me and we will ride to glory, way up, the middle of the air! And I'll call down thunder and speak the same and my work fills the sky with flame and might and glory gonna be my name and men gonna light my way. My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no It's gonna be just like they say, them voices tell me so Seems so long I felt this way and time sure passin' slow My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no Don't worry about me, no no no, don't worry about me, no and I'm in no hurry, no no no, don't worry about me, no. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977)
Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?
Get up, get up, get out of the door Your playin' cold music on the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core. There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the town Take 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! Almost ablaze still you don't feel the heat It takes all you got just to stay on the beat. You say it's a livin', we all gotta eat But you're here alone, there's no one to compete. If Mercy's a bus'ness, I wish it for you More than just ashes when your dreams come true. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Long distance runner, what you holdin' out for? Caught in slow motion in a dash for the door. The flame from your stage has now spread to the floor You gave all you had. Why you wanna give more? The more that you give, the more it will take To the thin line beyond which you really can't fake. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! |
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from The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977)
Firefly, can you see me?
Shine on, glowing, brief and brightly Could you imagine? One summer day, That same night be on your way Do you remember? Hearts were too cold Seasons have frozen us into our souls People were sayin' the whole world is burning Ashes have scattered too hard to turn Upside out or inside down False alarm, the only game in town No man's land, the only game in town Terrible, the only game in town Passenger, don't you hear me? Destination seen unclearly. What is a man deep down inside, What a raging beast with nothing to hide. Upside out or inside down False alarm, the only game in town No man's land, the only game in town Terrible, the only game in town |
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from The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977)
Gazing at the fire, burning by the water
Before he speaks the world around us quiets. With eyes as sharp as arrows and turning to the fire He clears the air and cuts it with a feather. Many in a circle slowly 'round the fire When he is gone I want to know him better. No one is forsaken, no one is a liar, He plants the tree of life on our foreheads with water. He hums, there are drums, four winds, rising suns, We are singing and playing, I hear what he's saying. I remember breezes from winds inside your body keep me high, like I told you, I'll sing to them this story and know why. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (1977)
TERRAPIN STATION
Lyrics by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia Let my inspiration flow In total rhyme suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me 'Til my tale is told and done. While the firelight's aglow Strange shadows from the flames do grow 'Til things we've never seen Become familiar. Shadows of a sailor form, As 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 in love. As the storyteller speaks, A door within the fire creaks, Suddenly it 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 lion's 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. That's 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. 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 north-west 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 we'll be there soon! (Terrapin) I can't figure out (Terrapin) If it's the end or beginning (Terrapin) But the train's put it brakes on (Terrapin) And the whistle is screaming: Terrapin! |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
I was born in the desert Raised in a lion's den
I was born in the desert Raised in a lion's den Oh, my number one occupation is stealing women from their men Well, I'm a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I'm gone for good. Said, I'm a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I'm gone for good. Well, the sheriff couldn't catch me, But his little girl sure wish she could. Well now the doctor call me crazy, sometimes I am, sometimes I ain't, Said now the doctor call me crazy, sometimes I am, sometimes I ain't, Yes, and the preacher man call me sinner But his little girl call me saint. Well a couple shots of whiskey women 'round here start looking good, I said a couple shots of whiskey women 'round here start looking good, A couple more shots of whiskey, I'm going down to Minglewood. Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lion's den Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lion's den Yes and my number one occupation is stealing women from their men I was born in the desert Raised in a lion's den Oh, my number one occupation is stealing women from their men |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?
Get up, get up, get out of the door Your playin' cold music on the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core. There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the town Take 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! Almost ablaze still you don't feel the heat It takes all you got just to stay on the beat. You say it's a livin', we all gotta eat But you're here alone, there's no one to compete. If Mercy's a bus'ness, I wish it for you More than just ashes when your dreams come true. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Long distance runner, what you holdin' out for? Caught in slow motion in a dash for the door. The flame from your stage has now spread to the floor You gave all you had. Why you wanna give more? The more that you give, the more it will take To the thin line beyond which you really can't fake. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?
Get up, get up, get out of the door Your playin' cold music on the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core. There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the town Take 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! Almost ablaze still you don't feel the heat It takes all you got just to stay on the beat. You say it's a livin', we all gotta eat But you're here alone, there's no one to compete. If Mercy's a bus'ness, I wish it for you More than just ashes when your dreams come true. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Long distance runner, what you holdin' out for? Caught in slow motion in a dash for the door. The flame from your stage has now spread to the floor You gave all you had. Why you wanna give more? The more that you give, the more it will take To the thin line beyond which you really can't fake. Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
Way down in the south of France all the ladies love to dance
kick their heels up in the air snap their fingers for romance While the gentlemen compare blonde or black or auburn hair check the motion and the style Oh, you know they take their while Hey, to make the motion more complete, yeah, to make it more a treat Club D'Jour is where to go come on down and see the show When the rhythm's really right you can burn it down tonight when the singing's really fine sweet as Spanish sherry wine When the club can't contain the beat it just rolls out in the street spills on down the avenue bringing dancers to their feet. When it's good as it can be it gets better wait and see oh, these folks don't ever sleep till they're passed out in the street Way down in the south of France all the ladies love to dance clap their hands and walk on air, yeah, the feeling's really there won't you take a little taste raise it to your charming face? When the rhythm's really right you can burn it down tonight when the singing's really fine sweet as Spanish sherry wine Go on take a chance, the ladies do love to dance. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
Voices slide down off the mountain, sunlight turning red
Falls on the earth and it spreads Even the families lower their heads as they ride Age old faces of the mountains looming naturally I wonder if they're looking at me, their monumental eyes I can feel In the glow of the twilight the thought of home Reminds me now I'm reaching out to you Anything I can do to be safe and warm in your arms All I have from the heart of you I'd meet you anywhere in the country or anywhere on the sea All over the world it could be I would follow you with the heart of me Remembering you hold me tight in tomorrow morning's light I will fine you When I awoke the stars were out and shining, shining for you and me All I ever wanna be is save and warm in your arms All I have, from the heart of me |
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Well, I was feelin' so bad, asked my family doctor 'bout what I had,
I said, "Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D., can you tell me, what's ailing me?" He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Because you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') A little good lovin' now baby, good lovin'. So come on baby, squeeze me tight Don't you want your daddy to be all right? I said baby, now it's for sure, I've got the fever, you got the cure. He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Because you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') A little good lovin' now baby, good lovin'. Hey, got to have lovin' (good lovin') Well, you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Come on now and give me good lovin' (good lovin'). Well, I was feelin' sort of bad now, Asked my family doctor 'bout what I had, I said, "Doctor, Doctor, mister M.D., Can you tell me, what's ailing me?" He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Hey, now you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') Give me, give me, give me some lovin' (good lovin'). Come on now, everybody get right, (got to have lovin) You may be weak or you may be blind (got to have lovin') But even a blind man knows when the sun is shining (got to have lovin') So turn it on now (got to have lovin') Turn on, turn on your light (got to have lovin'). Gimme, gimme, gimme some lovin' (good lovin') Hey, now you got to have lovin' (good lovin') You need it, I need it, well you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Say it again now, good lovin'. Well turn on your light, you won't regret it (good lovin') You got to go for the good and get it (good lovin') Everybody, they got to have lovin' (good lovin') Hey, now you got to have lovin'. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
Well, I was feelin' so bad, asked my family doctor 'bout what I had,
I said, "Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D., can you tell me, what's ailing me?" He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Because you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') A little good lovin' now baby, good lovin'. So come on baby, squeeze me tight Don't you want your daddy to be all right? I said baby, now it's for sure, I've got the fever, you got the cure. He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Because you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') A little good lovin' now baby, good lovin'. Hey, got to have lovin' (good lovin') Well, you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Come on now and give me good lovin' (good lovin'). Well, I was feelin' sort of bad now, Asked my family doctor 'bout what I had, I said, "Doctor, Doctor, mister M.D., Can you tell me, what's ailing me?" He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" All you need, all you really need: good lovin' Hey, now you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Everybody got to have lovin' (good lovin') Give me, give me, give me some lovin' (good lovin'). Come on now, everybody get right, (got to have lovin) You may be weak or you may be blind (got to have lovin') But even a blind man knows when the sun is shining (got to have lovin') So turn it on now (got to have lovin') Turn on, turn on your light (got to have lovin'). Gimme, gimme, gimme some lovin' (good lovin') Hey, now you got to have lovin' (good lovin') You need it, I need it, well you got to have lovin' (good lovin') Say it again now, good lovin'. Well turn on your light, you won't regret it (good lovin') You got to go for the good and get it (good lovin') Everybody, they got to have lovin' (good lovin') Hey, now you got to have lovin'. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
I need a woman 'bout twice my age
A lady of nobility, gentility and rage Splendor in the dark, lightning on the draw We'll go right through the book and break each and every law. I got a feeling and it won't go away, oh no Just one thing then I'll be OK I need a miracle every day. I need a woman 'bout twice my height Statuesque, raven-dressed, a goddess of the night. Her secret incantations, a candle burning blue We'll consult the spirits maybe they'll know what to do. And it's real and it won't go away, oh no I can't get around and I can't run away I need a miracle every day. I need a woman 'bout twice my weight A ton of fun who packs a gun with all her freight Find her in a sideshow leave her in L.A. Ride her like a surfer running on a tidal wave. And it's real, believe what I say, yeah Just one thing I got to say I need a miracle every day. It takes dynamite to get me up Too much of everything is just enough One more thing I just got to say I need a miracle every day, I need a miracle every day, I need a miracle every day, (got to be the only way) I need a miracle |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
If I had the world to give, I'd give it to you
Long as you live, would you let it fall, or hold it all in your arms? If I had a song to sing, I'd sing it to you as long as you live, lullaby or maybe a plain serenade wouldn't you laugh, dance, and cry or be afraid at the change you made I may not have the world to give to you But maybe I have a tune or two Only if you let me be your world Could I ever give this world to you But I will give what love I have to give, I will give what love I have to give, I will give what love I have to give, long as I live. If I had a star to give, I'd give it to you long as you live, would you have the time to watch it shine, watch it shine or ask for the moon and heaven too? I'd give it to you. Well maybe I've got no star to spare, or anything fine or even rare, only if you let me be your world, could I ever give this world to you. could I ever give this world to you. |
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from The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (1978)
You're tellin me this town ain't got no heart
Well, well, well, you can never tell The sunny side of the street is dark Well, well, well, you can never tell Maybe that's cause it's midnight, In the dark of the moon besides Maybe the dark is from your eyes Maybe the dark is from your eyes Maybe the dark is from your eyes You know you got such dark eyes Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart You just gotta poke around You think you've seen this town clear through Well, well, well, you can never tell Nothin' here that could interest you Well, well, well, you can never tell It's not because you missed out On the thing that we had, to start Maybe you had too much too fast Maybe you had too much too fast Maybe you had too much too fast Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart You just gotta poke around Since I'm passing your way today Well, well, well, you can never tell I just stopped in cause I want to say Well, well, well, you can never tell I recall your darkness When it crackled like a thundercloud Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart When I can hear it beat out loud Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart You just gotta poke around Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart You just gotta poke around |
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1948, Xmas eve, with a full moon over town
Stagger Lee shot Billy DeLions And he blew that poor boy down. Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? Cause Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice Won Stagger Lee's Stetson hat. Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But you're scared of Stagger Lee. Stagger Lee is a madman and he shot my Billy D. Bayo go get him or give the job to me. Delia DeLions, dear sweet Delia-D How the hell can I arrest him? He's twice as big as me. Well don't ask me to go downtown, I won't come back alive (no more). Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 (four). Bayo, Delia said, just give me a gun he shot my Billy dead now I'm gonna see him hung. She went into the DeLion's club through Billy DeLions blood Stepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar, Said, "Buy me a gin fizz, love." As Stagger Lee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls Blew the smoke off her revolver, had him dragged to city hall Bayo, Bayo, see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he's got to die. Delia went a walking down on Singapore Street A three-piece band on the corner played "Near My God to Thee" But Delia whistled a different tune, what tune could it be? The song that woman sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee". The song that Delia sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee". |
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1948, Xmas eve, with a full moon over town
Stagger Lee shot Billy DeLions And he blew that poor boy down. Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? Cause Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice Won Stagger Lee's Stetson hat. Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But you're scared of Stagger Lee. Stagger Lee is a madman and he shot my Billy D. Bayo go get him or give the job to me. Delia DeLions, dear sweet Delia-D How the hell can I arrest him? He's twice as big as me. Well don't ask me to go downtown, I won't come back alive (no more). Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 (four). Bayo, Delia said, just give me a gun he shot my Billy dead now I'm gonna see him hung. She went into the DeLion's club through Billy DeLions blood Stepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar, Said, "Buy me a gin fizz, love." As Stagger Lee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls Blew the smoke off her revolver, had him dragged to city hall Bayo, Bayo, see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he's got to die. Delia went a walking down on Singapore Street A three-piece band on the corner played "Near My God to Thee" But Delia whistled a different tune, what tune could it be? The song that woman sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee". The song that Delia sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee". |
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from The Grateful Dead - In The Dark (1987)
When the last rose of summer pricks my finger,
And the hot sun chills me to the bone, When I can't hear the song for the singer, And I can't tell my pillow from a stone, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain, And the stars start to splatter in the sky, When the moon hits the southwest horizon, With the scream of an eagle on the fly, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And listen to the ripples as they moan, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. Black muddy river, roll on forever, I don't care how deep or wide, if you've got another side, Roll muddy river, roll muddy river, black muddy river, roll. When it seems like the night will last forever, And there's nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream me a dream of my own, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own. |
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When the last rose of summer pricks my finger,
And the hot sun chills me to the bone, When I can't hear the song for the singer, And I can't tell my pillow from a stone, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain, And the stars start to splatter in the sky, When the moon hits the southwest horizon, With the scream of an eagle on the fly, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And listen to the ripples as they moan, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. Black muddy river, roll on forever, I don't care how deep or wide, if you've got another side, Roll muddy river, roll muddy river, black muddy river, roll. When it seems like the night will last forever, And there's nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream me a dream of my own, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own. |
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from The Grateful Dead - In The Dark (1987)
When the last rose of summer pricks my finger,
And the hot sun chills me to the bone, When I can't hear the song for the singer, And I can't tell my pillow from a stone, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain, And the stars start to splatter in the sky, When the moon hits the southwest horizon, With the scream of an eagle on the fly, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And listen to the ripples as they moan, I will walk alone by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own. Black muddy river, roll on forever, I don't care how deep or wide, if you've got another side, Roll muddy river, roll muddy river, black muddy river, roll. When it seems like the night will last forever, And there's nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream me a dream of my own, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own. |
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from The Grateful Dead - In The Dark (1987)
Well I was drinkin' last night with a biker
And I showed him a picture of you I said, "Pal get to know her, you'll like her" Seemed like the least I could do Cause when he's chargin' his chopper Up and down your carpeted halls You will think me by contrast quite proper Never mind how I stumble and fall You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Aw you're a sweet little softcore pretender Somehow, baby got hard as it gets With your black leather chrome spiked suspenders And your chair and your whip and your pets Well we know you're the reincarnation Of the ravenous Catherine the Great And we know how you love your ovations To the Z-rated scenes you create (Z-rated scenes you create) You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Yeah! Least I'll enjoy the ride You analyze me, attempt to despise me, you laugh When I stumble and fall There may come a day I will dance on your grave If unable to dance I will crawl across it Unable to dance I will crawl Unable to dance I'll crawl You must really consider the circus It just might be your kind of zoo I can't think of a place that's more perfect For a person as perfect as you And it's not like I'm leaving you lonely Cause I wouldn't know where to begin Well I know you will think of me only When the snakes come marching in When the snakes come marching in You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride Least I'm enjoying the ride |
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from The Grateful Dead - In The Dark (1987)
Well I was drinkin' last night with a biker
And I showed him a picture of you I said, "Pal get to know her, you'll like her" Seemed like the least I could do Cause when he's chargin' his chopper Up and down your carpeted halls You will think me by contrast quite proper Never mind how I stumble and fall You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Aw you're a sweet little softcore pretender Somehow, baby got hard as it gets With your black leather chrome spiked suspenders And your chair and your whip and your pets Well we know you're the reincarnation Of the ravenous Catherine the Great And we know how you love your ovations To the Z-rated scenes you create (Z-rated scenes you create) You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Yeah! Least I'll enjoy the ride You analyze me, attempt to despise me, you laugh When I stumble and fall There may come a day I will dance on your grave If unable to dance I will crawl across it Unable to dance I will crawl Unable to dance I'll crawl You must really consider the circus It just might be your kind of zoo I can't think of a place that's more perfect For a person as perfect as you And it's not like I'm leaving you lonely Cause I wouldn't know where to begin Well I know you will think of me only When the snakes come marching in When the snakes come marching in You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For a taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Ride, ride, ride, ride At least I'll enjoy the ride Ride, ride, ride At least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Least I'm enjoying the ride Ride, ride Least I'm enjoying the ride |
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from The Grateful Dead - In The Dark (1987)
My brother Esau killed a hunter
Back in 1969 And before the killing was done, His inheritance was mine. But his birthright was a wand to wave Before a weary band. Esau gave me sleeplessness And a piece of moral land. My father favored Esau, Who was eager to obey All the bloody wild commandments The Old Man shot his way. But all this favor ended When my brother failed at war. He staggered home And found me in the door. [Chorus:] Esau skates on mirrors anymore... He meets his pale reflection at the door. Yet sometimes at night I dream He's still that hairy man, Shadowboxing the Apocalypse And wandering the land. Shadowboxing the Apocalypse And wandering the land. Esau holds a blessing; Brother Esau bears a curse. I would say that the blame is mine But I suspect it's something worse. The more my brother looks like me, The less I understand The silent war that bloodied both our hands. Sometimes at night, I think I understand. It's brother to brother and it's man to man And it's face to face and it's hand to hand... We shadowdance the silent war within. The shadowdance, it never ends... Never ends, never ends. Shadowboxing the Apocalypse, yet again... Yet again. Shadowboxing the Apocalypse, And wandering the land |
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