lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney) (05/12/85)
Easy Wind by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter 8/74
I been balling a shiny black steel jack-hammer,
been chippin' up rocks for the great highway,
live five years if I take my time,
ballin' that jack and a drinkin' my wine.
I been chippin' these rocks from dawn till doom,
while my rider hide my bottle in the other room.
Doctor say better stop ballin' that jack,
if I live five years gonna bust my back, yes I will.
Easy wind cross the bayou today
cause there's a whole lotta women, mama,
out in red on the streets today.
And the rivers keep a talkin',
but you never heard a word it said.
Gotta find a woman be good to me,
won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea,
cause I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true
and I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will.
Easy wind going cross the bayou today
there's a whole lotta women, mama,
out in red on the streets today.
And the rivers keep a talkin',
but you never heard a word it said.
The Eleven by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter
No more time to tell how,
this is the season of what,
now is the time of returning
with our thought jewels polished and gleaming.
Now is the time past believing
the child has relinquished the rein,
now is the test of the boomerang
tossed in the night of redeeming.
Eight sided whispering hallelujah hatrack,
seven faced marble eyed transitory dream doll,
six proud walkers on the jingle bell rainbow,
five men writing with fingers of gold,
four men tracking down the geat white sperm whale,
three girls waiting in a foreign dominion
riding in the whalebelly,
fade away in moonlight,
sink beneath the waters
to the coral sands below.
El Paso by Marty Robbins 5/75
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
Night-time would find me in Rose's Cantina,
Music would play and Felina would whirl.
Black as the night were the eyes of Felina,
Wicked and evil while castin' a spell.
My love was strong for this Mexican maiden,
I was in love, but in vain I could tell.
One night a wild young cowboy came in,
Wild as the West Texas wind. . .
Dashin' and darin', a drink he was sharin',
With wicked Felina, the girl that I love.
So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden;
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore.
My challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.
Just for a moment I stood there in silence,
Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done.
Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stood there;
I had but one chance and that was to run.
Out through the back door of Rose's I ran,
Out where the horses were tied. . .
I picked a good one; he looked like he could run,
Up on his back and away I did ride.
Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso,
Out to the badlands of New Mexico.
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless;
Everything's gone in life nothing is left.
But it's been so long since I've seen the young maiden,
My love is stronger than my fear of death.
I saddled up and away I did go, ridin' alone in the dark. . .
Maybe tommorrow a bullet may find me,
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart.
And at last here I am on the hill overlookin' El Paso,
I can see Rose's Cantina below.
My love is strong and it pushes me onward,
Down off the hill to Felina I go.
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys,
Off to my left ride a dozen or more.
Shoutin' and shootin'; I can't let them catch me,
I've got to make it to Rose's back door.
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side. . .
It's getting harder to stay in the saddle.
I'm getting weary, unable to ride.
But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen;
Though I am weary, I can't stop to rest.
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle,
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.
>From out of nowhere, Felina has found me,
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
One little kiss and Felina goodbye.
Estimated Prophet by Bob Weir and John Barlow 1/79
My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way, I'm in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway where ocean breezes blow
My time coming, voices say, and 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, and 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's sure passing slow
Still I know I'll lead the way, they tell me where I'll 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, a prophet on the burning shore
California, and 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.
Now you are in a sleep, you would not believe me
And them voices telling me, you will soon receive me
Standing on the beach, the sea will part before me
Fire wheel burning in the air!
And 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 word fills the sky with flame
and might and glory gonna be my name
and they 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's sure passing slow
My time coming, anyday, don't worry about me, no
Don't worry about me, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no
and I'm in no hurry, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no.
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.
Eyes of the World by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter 1/76
Right outside this lazy summer home,
you ain't got time to call your soul a critic, no . . .
Right outside the lazy gate of winter's summer home,
wonderin' where the nut-thatch winters,
wings a mile long just carried the bird away.
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world,
the heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.
Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings,
the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own.
There comes a redeemer, and he slowly too fades away,
there follows his wagon behind him that's loaded with clay.
The seeds that were silent all burst into bloom, and decay,
and night comes so quiet, it's close on the heels of the day.
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world,
the heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.
Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings,
the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own.
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own,
sometimes we visit your country and live in your homes,
sometimes we ride on your horses,
sometimes we walk alone,
sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own.
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world,
the heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.
Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings,
the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own.
Fire On the Mountain by Mickey Hart and Robert Hunter 1/79
Long distance runner, what you standing there for?
Get up, get off, get out of the door
You played cold music on the barroom floor
drown 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 living, we all gotta eat
but you're here alone, there's no one to compete.
If mercy's a business, 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 holding 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!
France by Bob Weir and Robert Hunter 1/79
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
All the gentlemen compare
blonde or black or auburn hair
check the motion and the style
ah, you know they take their while
Hey, to make the motion more complete
yeah, to make it more a treat
hope they show us 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 pub 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 when they sing
oh, these folks don't never 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.
Franklin's Tower (Roll Away the Dew) by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
In another time's forgotten space
your eyes looked from your mother's face,
wildflower seed on 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 lose 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
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 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 seeds in 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 better roll away the dew
Roll away the dew, you better roll away the dew --roll away!
Roll away the dew, you better roll away the dew --roll away!
Roll away the dew, roll away the dew --roll away!
Roll away the dew, roll away the dew
Friend of the Devil by Jerry Garcia,Jim Dawson,and Robert Hunter 8/74
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds.
Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around.
Set out runnin', but I take my time.
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine.
I get home before daylight, just might get some sleep tonight.
Ran into the Devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills.
He spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.
Set out runnin', but I take my time.
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine.
I get home before daylight, just might get some sleep tonight.
I ran down to the levee, but the Devil caught me there;
Took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.
Set out runnin', but I take my time.
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine.
I get home before daylight, just might get some sleep tonight.
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night;
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight.
Second one is prison, baby, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee.
First one say she's got my child, but then it don't look like me.
Set out runnin', but I take my time.
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine.
I get home before daylight, just might get some sleep tonight.
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night;
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight.
Second one is prison, baby, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee.
First one say she's got my child, but then it don't look like me.
Set out runnin', but I take my time.
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine.
I get home before daylight, just might get some sleep tonight.
From the Heart of Me by Donna Godchaux 1/79
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 met 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.
Love calls echo in the valley
dream come true tonight
remembering you hold me tight
in tomorrow morning's light
I will find you.
When I awoke the stars were out
and shining, shining for you and me
All I ever wanna be is safe and warm in your arms
All I have, from the heart of me
All I have, from the heart of me
All I have, from the heart of me
All I have, from the heart of me
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad trad. arr. by Grateful Dead
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
I don't want to be treated this a away.
Goin' where the climate suits my clothes.
Goin' where the climate suits my clothes.
Goin' where the climate suits my clothes.
I don't want to be treated this a away.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
I don't want to be treated this a away.
Goin' where the water tastes like wine.
Goin' where the water tastes like wine.
Goin' where the water tastes like wine.
I don't want to be treated this a away.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
Goin' down the road feelin' bad.
I don't want to be treated this a away.
The Golden Road (to unlimited devotion) by The Grateful Dead
See that girl, barefootin' along,
Whistlin' and singin', she's a carryin' on.
There's laughing in her eyes, dancing in her feet,
She's a neon-bright fire and she can live on the street.
Hey hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Yeh hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Well everybody's dancin' in a ray of bright sun;
Nobody's finished, we ain't even begun.
So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat.
Shine your wings and fly me out where it's at.
Hey hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Yeh hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Take a vacation, fall out for a while.
Summer's coming in, winter's goin' out in style
Well, light out smokin', honey, have yourself a ball
'Cause your mama's gone to Memphis, she won't be back 'til the fall.
Hey hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Yeh hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Hey hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Yeh hey, hey, hey in every way;
I'm a comin', uhuh honey, every day.
Good Lovin' by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick
Well, I was feelin' so bad,
asked my family doctor 'bout what I had,
I said "Doctor, Mister M. D.,
can you tell me, what's ailin' 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.
She 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 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, Mister M. D.,
can you tell me, what's ailin' 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')
Woh-oh, got to have lovin'
Yeah, just a little lovin' going to make you feel alright
Say alright, so come on and help me say it now: Got to have lovin'!
Give me some lovin', Got to have lovin'
Some bit of good lovin', Got to have lovin'
Come on now, turn on your light, Got to have lovin'
Got to have lovin' Got to have lovin'
Got to have lovin' Got to have 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')
Give me, give me, give me 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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larry kolodney (The Devil's Advocate)
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