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Lady with a Fan Let my inspiration flow In token rhyme suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me Till my tale is told and done While the firelights aglow Strange shadows from the flames will grow Till things weve never seen Will seem familiar Shadows of a sailor forming Winds both foul and fair all swarm Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady Many years ago Here beside him stands a man A soldier from the looks of him Who came through many fights But lost at love While the storyteller speaks A door within the fire creaks Suddenly flies open And a girl is standing there Eyes alight with glowing hair All that fancy paints as fair She takes her fan and throws it In the lions den Which of you to gain me, tell Will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you If you will not take the chance The sailor gave at least a try The soldier being much too wise Strategy was his strength And not disaster The sailor coming out again The lady fairly leapt at him Thats how it stands today You decide if he was wise The storyteller makes no choice Soon you will not hear his voice His job is to shed light And not to master Since the end is never told We pay the teller off in gold In hopes he will come back But he cannot be bought or sold Terrapin Station Inspiration move me brightly Light the song with sense and color Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries dark and vast Statements just seem vain at last Some rise, some fall, some climb To get to Terrapin Counting stars by candlelight All are dim but one is bright: The spiral light of Venus Rising first and shining best From the northwest corner Of a brand-new crescent moon Crickets and cicadas sing A rare and different tune Terrapin Station In the shadow of the moon Terrapin Station And I know well be there soon Terrapin - I cant figure out Terrapin - if its the end or beginning Terrapin - but the trains put its brakes on And the whistle is screaming: Terrapin At a Siding While you were gone These faces filled with darkness The obvious was hidden With nothing to believe in The compass always points to Terrapin Sullen wings of fortune beat like rain Youre back in Terrapin for good or ill again For good or ill again
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice come through the music? Would you hold it near as it were your own? Its a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps theyre better left unsung I dont know, dont really care Let there be songs to fill the air Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of men There is a road, no simple highway Between the dawn and the dark of night And if you go, no one may follow That path is for your steps alone Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow You who choose to lead must follow But if you fall you fall alone If you should stand then whos to guide you? If I knew the way I would take you home
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square Not a chill to the winter But a nip to the air From the other direction She was calling my eye It could be an illusion But I might as well try Might as well try She had rings on her fingers and Bells on her shoes And I knew without asking she was Into the blues She wore scarlet begonias Tucked into her curls I knew right away She was not like other girls Other girls In the thick of the evening When the dealing got rough She was too pat to open And too cool to bluff As I picked up my matches and Was closing the door I had one of those flashes: Id been there before Been there before I aint often right But Ive never been wrong It seldom turns out the way It does in the song Once in a while You get shown the light In the strangest of places If you look at it right Well, there aint nothing wrong With the way she moves Or scarlet begonias or a Touch of the blues And theres nothing wrong with The look thats in her eye I had to learn the hard way To let her pass by Let her pass by The wind in the willows played tea for two The sky was yellow and the sun was blue Strangers stopping strangers Just to shake their hand Everybodys playing In the Heart of Gold Band Heart of Gold Band
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds Didnt 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 If I get home before daylight Just might get some sleep tonight Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills 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 If I get home before daylight Just might get some sleep tonight I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there He took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight Just might get some sleep tonight Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night: The first ones named sweet Anne Marie, and shes my hearts delight The second one is prison, babe, and the sheriffs on my trail And if he catches up with me, Ill spend my life in jail Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee The first one says shes got my child, but it dont look like me Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight Just might get some sleep tonight Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night: The first ones named sweet Anne Marie, and shes my hearts delight The second one is prison, babe, the sheriffs on my trail And if he catches up with me, Ill spend my life in jail Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee The first one says shes got my child, but it dont look like me Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight Just might get some sleep tonight
Truckin, got my chips cashed in Keep truckin, like the do-dah man Together, more or less in line Just keep truckin on Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street Chicago, New York, Detroit and its all on the same street Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings Dallas, got a soft machine; Houston, too close to New Orleans; New Yorks got the ways and means But just wont let you be, oh no Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love Most of the time theyre sittin and cryin at home One of these days they know they gotta get goin Out of the door and down to the street all alone Truckin, like the do-dah man Once told me Youve got to play your hand Sometimes your cards aint worth a dime If you dont layem down Sometimes the lights all shinin on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip its been What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? She lost her sparkle, you know she isnt the same Livin on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine All a friend can say is Aint it a shame Truckin, up to Buffalo Been thinkin, you got to mellow slow Takes time to pick a place to go And just keep truckin on Sittin and starin out of the hotel window Got a tip theyre gonna kick the door in again Id like to get some sleep before I travel But if you got a warrant, I guess youre gonna come in Busted, down on Bourbon Street Set up, like a bowlin pin Knocked down, it gets to wearin thin They just wont let you be, oh no Youre sick of hangin around and youd like to travel Get tired of travelin and you want to settle down I guess they cant revoke your soul for tryin Get out of the door and light out and look all around Sometimes the lights all shinin on me; Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip its been Truckin, Im a goin home Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong Back home, sit down and patch my bones And get back truckin on Hey now get back truckin home
Well, the first days are the hardest days Dont you worry anymore Cause when life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door Think this through with me Let me know your mind Woah, oh, what I want to know Is are you kind? Its a buck dancers choice my friend Better take my advice You know all the rules by now And the fire from the ice Will you come with me? Wont you come with me? Woah, oh, what I want to know Will you come with me? Goddamn, well, I declare Have you seen the like Their walls are built of cannon balls Their motto is dont tread on me Come hear Uncle Johns Band Playing to the tide Come with me or go alone Hes come to take his children home Its the same story the crow told me Its the only one he know Like the morning sun you come And like the wind you go Aint no time to hate Barely time to wait Woah, oh, what I want to know Where does the time go? I live in a silver mine And I call it Beggars Tomb I got me a violin And I beg you call the tune Anybodys choice I can hear your voice Whoa-ho what I want to know How does the song go? Come hear Uncle Johns Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear Uncle Johns Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone Hes come to take his children home Whoa-ho what I want to know How does the song go? Come hear Uncle Johns Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear Uncle Johns Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone Hes come to take his children home Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh Songwriters: Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Must be getting early Clocks are running late Paint by number morning sky looks so phony Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains, I dont care cause its alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive I see youve got your fist out Say your piece and get out Yes, I get the gist of it, but its alright Sorry that you feel that way The only thing there is to say Every silver linings got a touch of grey I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive Its a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the Cs The ABCs we all must face Try to keep a little grace Its a lesson to me The Deltas and the East and the Freeze The ABCs we all think of To try to win a little love I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years Its even worse than it appears, but its alright Cow is given kerosene Kid cant read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene, but its alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive The shoe is on the hand it fits Theres really nothing much to it Whistle through your teeth and spit cause its alright Oh, well, a touch of grey, kind of suits you anyway Thats was all I had to say, but its alright I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive We will get by We will get by We will get by We will survive
Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind This old engine Makes it on time Leaves Central Station About a quarter to nine Hits river junction At seventeen to At a quarter to ten You know its traveling again Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind Trouble ahead A lady in red Take my advice Youd be better off dead Switch-man sleeping Train hundred and two Is on the wrong track And headed for you Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind Trouble with you is The trouble with me Got two good eyes But we still dont see Come round the bend You know its the end The fireman screams and The engine just gleams Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind
Look out of any window Any morning, any evening, any day Maybe the sun is shining Birds are winging or rain is falling from a heavy sky What do you want me to do To do for you to see you through? For this is all a dream we dreamed One afternoon, long ago Walk out of any doorway Feel your way, feel your way like the day before Maybe youll find direction Around some corner where its been waiting to meet you What do you want me to do To watch for you while you are sleeping? Then please dont be surprised When you find me dreaming, too Look into any eyes you find by you You can see clear through to another day Maybe its been seen before through other eyes On other days while going home What do you want me to do To do for you, to see you through? Its all a dream we dreamed One afternoon, long ago Walk into splintered sunlight Inch your way through dead dreams to another land Maybe youre tired and broken Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear What do you want me to do To do for you, to see you through? A box of rain will ease the pain And love will see you through Just a box of rain, wind, and water Believe it if you need it, if you dont, just pass it on Sun and shower, wind and rain In and out the window like a moth before a flame And its just a box of rain I dont know who put it there Believe it if you need it Or leave it if you dare And its just a box of rain Or a ribbon for your hair Such a long long time to be gone And a short time to be there
I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny My back might need protection I told Althea that treachery Was tearing me limb from limb Althea told me: now cool down boy Settle back easy Jim You may be Saturdays child all grown Moving with a pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face You may be the fate of Ophelia Sleeping and perchance to dream Honest to the point of recklessness Self centered to the extreme Aint nobody messing with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth Maybe its your fire But baby...dont get burned When the smoke has cleared, she said Thats what she said to me Youre going to want a bed to lay your head And a little sympathy There are things you can replace And others you cannot The time has come to weigh those things This space is getting hot You know this space is getting hot I told Althea Im a roving sign That I was born to be a bachelor Althea told me: Ok thats fine So now Im out trying to catch her Cant talk to you without talking to me Were guilty of the same old thing Talking a lot about less and less And forgetting the love we bring
Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming Heads all empty, and I dont care Saw my baby down by the river Knew shed have to come up soon for air Sweet blossom come on under the willow We can have high times if youll abide We can discover the wonders of nature Rolling in the rushes down by the riverside Shes got everything delightful Shes got everything I need Takes the wheel when Im seeing double Pays my ticket when I speed She comes skimmin through rays of violet She can wade in a drop of dew She dont come, and I dont follow Waits backstage while I sing to you Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm Jump like a willys in four wheel drive Shes a summer love in the spring, fall, and winter She can make happy any man alive Sugar magnolia Ringing that bluebell Caught up in sunlight Come on out singing, Ill walk you in the sunshine Come on honey, come along with me Shes got everything delightful Shes got everything I need A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight Crazy in the sunlight, yes, indeed Sometimes when the cuckoos crying When the moon is halfway down Sometimes when the night is dying I take me out and I wander around I wander round Sunshine daydream Walking in the tall trees Going where the wind goes Blooming like a red rose Breathing more freely Ride out singin, Ill walk you in the morning sunshine Sunshine daydream Sunshine daydream Walking in the sunshine
Fare you well, my honey Fare you well, my only true one All the birds that were singing Have flown except you alone Goin to leave this brokedown palace On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time - in my time - I will roll, roll roll In a bed, in a bed By the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul River gonna take me Sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy All the way back home Its a far-gone lullaby Sung many years ago Mama, Mama many worlds Ive come Since I first left home Going home, going home By the water-side I will rest my bones Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul Going to plant a weeping willow On the banks green edge it will grow, grow, grow Sing a lullaby beside the water Lovers come and go - the river roll, roll, roll In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head Fare you well, fare you well, I love you more than words can tell Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul
Long distance runner, what you standin there for? Get up, get out, get out of the door Youre playin cold music on the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core Theres a dragon with matches thats loose on the town Takes 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 dont feel the heat It takes all you got just to stay on the beat You say its a livin, we all gotta eat But youre here alone, theres no one to compete If mercys 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 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 cant fake Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain!
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 Ladyfinger dipped in moonlight Writing What for? across the morning sky Sunlight splatters dawn with answers 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 covers, 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 hes lost he shall regain Seashore washed by the suds and foam Been here so long hes got to calling it home Fortune comes a-crawling, Calliope woman Spinning that curious sense of your own Can you answer? Yes I can But what would be the answer to the answer man?
Please dont dominate the rap, Jack If youve got nothing new to say If you please, dont back up the track This trains got to run today I spent a little time on the mountain I spent a little time on the hill Heard some say: Better run away Others say: You better stand still Now I dont know but I been told Its hard to run with the weight of gold Other hand I have heard it said Its just as hard with the weight of lead Who can deny? Who can deny? Its not just a change in style One step done and another begun And I wonder how many miles? Spent a little time on the mountain Spent a little time on the hill Things went down we dont understand But I think in time we will Do we keep on coming or stand and wait With the sun so dark and the hour so late? You cant overlook the lack, Jack Of any other highway to ride Its got no signs or dividing lines And very few rules to guide Spent a little time on the mountain Spent a little time on the hill I saw things getting out of hand I guess they always will I dont know but I been told If the horse dont pull you got to carry the load I dont know whose backs that strong Maybe find out before too long One way or another One way or another One way or another This darkness got to give One way or another One way or another One way or another This darkness got to give One way or another One way or another One way or another This darkness got to give
Gone are the days when the ox fall down Take up the yoke and plow the fields around Gone are the days when the ladies said Please Gentle Jack Jones, wont you come to me Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin down And it looks like the old mans gettin on 1920 when he stepped to the bar Drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar 1930 when the wall caved in He made his way selling red-eyed gin Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin down And it looks like the old mans gettin on Delilah Jones was the mother of twins Two times over, and the rest were sins Raised eight boys, only I turned bad Didnt get the lickins that the other ones had Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin down And it looks like the old mans gettin on Tumble down shack on Big Foot county Snowed so hard that the roof caved in Delilah Jones went to meet her God And the old man never was the same again Daddy made whiskey and he made it well Cost two dollars and it burned like hell I cut hickry just to fire the still Drink down a bottle and be ready to kill Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin down And it looks like the old mans gettin on Gone are the days when the ox fall down Take up the yoke and plow the fields around Gone are the days when the ladies said Please Gentle Jack Jones, wont you come to me? Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin down And it looks like the old mans gettin on
As we rowed up to Fennario As we rowed up to Fennario Our captain fell in love With a lady like a dove And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs Pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs Pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs, holding back your yellow hair In the hand??? ???, William-O Will you marry me Pretty Peggy-O? Will you marry me Pretty Peggy-O? If you will marry me, I will set your cities free And free all the people of the area-O I would marry you sweet William-O I would marry you sweet William-O I would marry you but your guineas are too few And I fear my mama would be angry-O What would your mama think Pretty Peggy-O What would your mama think Pretty Peggy-O What would your mama think if she heard my guineas clink Saw me riding at the head of my soldiers-O If ever I return Pretty Peggy-O If ever I return Pretty Peggy-O If ever I return, all your cities I will burn Destroy all the people in the area-O Come steppin down the stairs Pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs Pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs, holding back your yellow hair Bid a last farewell to your William-O Sweet William he is dead Pretty Peggy-O Sweet William he is dead Pretty Peggy-O Sweet William he is dead and he died for a maid And he spent the loot he had in the country-O As we rowed up to Fennario As we rowed up to Fennario Our captain fell in love With a lady like a dove And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O
You tell me this town aint got no heart The sunny side of the street is dark Maybe thats because its midnight In the dark of the moon besides Maybe the dark is from your eyes You know you got such dark eyes! Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Dont tell me this town aint got no heart You just got to poke around You think youve seen this town clear through Nothing here that could interest you Its not because you missed out On the thing that we had to start Maybe you had too much too fast Or just over played your part Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street Used to be the heart of town Dont tell me this town aint got no heart You just got to poke around Since Im passing your way today I just stopped in because I want to say I recall your darkness When it crackled like a thundercloud Dont tell me this town aint got no heart When I can hear it beat out loud!
In another times forgotten space Your eyes looked through your mothers face Wildflower 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 Ill tell you where the four winds dwell In Franklins 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 who rings that bell It may have one good ring left, baby, you cant tell One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused just 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 youre gonna harvest wind Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew In Franklins tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed 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 Youd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew Youd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew Youd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away
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
Right outside this lazy summer home You aint got time to call your soul a critic no Right outside the lazy gate of winters summer home Wondering where the nuthatch 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 But the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own There comes a redeemer And he slowly too fades away There follows a wagon behind him Thats loaded with clay And the seeds that were silent All burst into bloom and decay And night comes so quiet, its 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 But the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own Sometimes we live no particular way but our own And sometimes we visit your country and live in your home 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 But the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own
In the timbers of Fennario The wolves are running round The winter was so hard and cold Froze ten feet neath the ground Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me I sat down to my supper It was a bottle of red whiskey I said my prayers and went to bed Thats the last they saw of me Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me When I awoke, the dire wolf Six hundred pounds of sin Was grinning at my window All I said was, Come on in Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me The wolf came in, I got my cards We sat down for a game I cut my deck to the queen of spades But the cards were all the same Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me Dont murder me In the backwash of Fennario The black and bloody mire The dire wolf collects his due While the boys sing round the fire Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me No, no, no Dont murder me I beg of you, dont murder me Please dont murder me Please dont murder me
Look for a while at the china cat sunflower Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono Like a crazy quilt stargown through a dream night wind Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandanna Like a one-eyed cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack A leaf of all colors plays a golden-string fiddle To a double-e waterfall over my back Comic book colors on a violin river crying leonardo Words from out a silk trombone I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls In the eagle-winged palace of the Queen Chinee
Come on all you pretty women With your hair a-hanging down Open up your windows cause The Candymans in town Come on, boys, and gamble Roll those laughing bones Seven come eleven, boys Ill take your money home Look out, look out, the Candyman Here he come and hes gone again Pretty lady aint got no friend Till the Candyman comes round again I come in from Memphis Where I learned to talk the jive When I get back to Memphis Be one less man alive Good mornin, Mr. Benson I see youre doing well If I had me a shotgun Id blow you straight to hell Look out, look out, the Candyman Here he come and hes gone again Pretty lady aint got no friend Till the Candyman comes round again Come on, boys, and wager If you have got the mind If you got a dollar, boys Lay it on the line Hand me my old guitar Pass the whiskey round Wont you tell everybody you meet that The Candymans in town Look out, look out, the Candyman Here he come and hes gone again Pretty lady aint got no friend Till the Candyman comes round again
Winter rain, now tell me why Summers fade, and roses die The answer came The wind and rain Golden hills, now veiled in gray Summer leaves have blown away Now what remains? The wind and rain And like a desert spring My lover comes and spreads her wings Like a song thats born to soar the sky Flowing till the waters all are dry The loving in her eyes Circle songs and sands of time And seasons will end in tumbled rhyme And little change The wind and rain And like a desert spring My lover comes and spreads her wings Like a song thats born to soar the sky Flowing till the rivers all are dry The loving in her eyes Gonna happen every time Well see summer by and by Summers fade and roses die Like a song thats born to soar the sky Morning comes, she follows the path to the river shore Lightly sung, her song is the latch on the mornings door See the sun sparkle in the reeds, silver beads, pass into the sea She comes from a town where they call her the woodcutters daughter Shes brown as the bank where she kneels down to gather her water And she bears it away with a love that the river has taught her Let it flow, greatly grow, wide and clear! Round and round, the cut of the plow in the furrowed field Seasons round, the bushels of corn and the barley meal Broken ground, open and beckoning to the spring Black dirt live again! The plowman is broad as the back of the land he is sowing As he dances the circular track of the plow ever knowing That the work of his day measures more than the planting and growing Let it grow, let it grow, greatly yield! What shall we say, shall we call it by a name? As well to count the angels dancing on a pin Water bright as the sky from which it came And the name is on the earth that takes it in We will not speak but stand inside the rain And listen to the thunder shout I am! I am! I am! I am! So it goes, we make what we make since the world began Nothing more, the love of the women, the work of men Seasons round, creatures great and small Up and down as we rise and fall What shall we say, shall we call it by a name? As well to count the angels dancing on a pin Water bright as the sky from which it came And the name is on the earth that takes it in We will not speak but stand inside the rain And listen to the thunder shout I am! I am! I am! I am!
I have seen where the wolf has slept by the Silver stream I can tell by the mark he left you were in his Dream Ah, child of countless trees Ah, child of boundless seas What you are, what youre meant to be Speaks his name, though you were born to me Born to me Cassidy... Lost now on the country miles in his cadillac I can tell by the way you smile hes rolling back Come wash the nighttime clean Come grow this scorched ground green Blow the horn, tap the tambourine Close the gap of the dark years in between You and me Cassidy... Quick beats in an icy heart Catch-colt draws a coffin cart There he goes now, here she starts: Hear her cry Flight of the seabirds, scattered like lost words Wheel to the storm and fly Fare thee well now Let your life proceed by its own design Nothing to tell now Let the words be yours, Im done with mine Flight of the seabirds, scattered like lost words Wheel to the storm and fly
Paradise waits on the crest of a wave, her angels in flames She has no pain, like a child she is pure, she is not to blame Poised for flight, wings spread bright, spring from night into the sun Dont stop to run, she can fly like a lie, she cant be outdone Tell me the cost, I can pay, let me go, tell me love is not lost Sell everything, without love day to day insanitys king I will pay day by day, anyway, lock, bolt and key Crippled but free, I was blind all the time, I was learning to see Help on the way, well, I know only this, Ive got you today Dont fly away cause I love what I love and I want it that way I will stay one more day, like I say, honey, its you Making it too, without love in a dream, it will never come true Honey, its you Making it too Without love in the dream It will never come true
I want to tell you how its going to be Youre going to give your love to me I want to love you night and day You know my love will not fade away You know my love will not fade away Not fade away My love is bigger than a cadillac I try to show you but you drive me back Your love for me has got to be real Youre going to know just how I feel Our love is real, not fade away Not fade away
Went to see the captain, strangest I could find Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line I wont slave for beggars pay, likewise gold and jewels But I would slave to learn the way to sink your ship of fools Ship of fools on a cruel sea Ship of fools sail away from me It was later than I thought when I first believed you Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools Saw your first ship sink and drown, from rocking of the boat And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float I wont leave you drifting down but whoa it makes me wild With thirty years upon my head To have you call me child Ship of fools on a cruel sea Ship of fools sail away from me It was later than I thought when I first believed you Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools The bottles stand as empty As they were filled before Time there was and plenty But from that cup no more Though I could not caution all I still might warn a few Dont lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools Ship of fools on a cruel sea Ship of fools sail away from me It was later than I thought when I first believed you Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools It was later than I thought when I first believed you Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools
Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down It was the afternoon of carnival As she brushes it gently down Reuben was strumming his painted mandolin It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade Played the carnival parade Cherise was dressing as Pirouette in white When a fatal vision gripped her tight Cherise beware tonight Reuben, Reuben, tell me truly true I feel afraid and I dont know why I do Is there another girl for you? If you could see my heart, you would know its true Theres none Cherise, except for you, except for you Id swear to it on my very soul If I lie, may I fall down cold Reuben was strumming his painted mandolin The breeze would pause to listen in Before going on its way again Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke Like waves against the bandstand, dancers broke To the painted mandolin Looking out on the crowd, who is standing there Sweet Ruby Claire at Reuben stared, at Reuben stared She was dressed as Pirouette in red And her hair hung gently down The crowd pressed round, Ruby stood as though alone Reubens song took on a different tone And he played it just for her The song that he played was the carnival parade Each note cut a thread of Cherises fate It cut through like a blade Reuben was strumming his painted mandolin When Ruby froze and turned to stone For the strings played all alone The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin Singing Reuben, Reuben tell me true For I have no one but you If you could see my heart, you would know its true Theres none Cherise, except for you, except for you Id swear to it on my very soul If I lie, may I fall down cold The truth of love an unsung song must tell The course of love must follow blind Without a look behind Reuben walked the streets of New Orleans til dawn Cherise so lightly in his arms And her hair hung gently down
I had a hard run Running from your window I was all night running, running, running I wonder if you care? I had a run-in Run around and run down Run around a corner Run smack into a tree I had to move Really had to move Thats why, if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha, dont you come around here anymore Dressed myself in green I went down to the sea Try to see whats going down Try to read between the lines Had a feeling I was falling, falling, falling Turned around to see Heard a voice a-calling, calling, calling You was coming after me Back to me I had to move Really had to move Thats why, if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha, dont you come around here anymore Ran into a rainstorm Ducked into a bar door It was all night pouring, pouring rain But not a drop on me Test me, test me Why dont you arrest me? Throw me in the jail house Until the sun goes down Till it go down I had to move Really had to move Thats why, if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha, dont you come around here anymore
My time coming, any day Dont worry about me, no Been so long I felt this way But Im in no hurry, no Rainbows end down that highway Where ocean breezes blow My time coming, voices saying And they tell me where to go Dont worry bout me No, no, dont worry bout me, no And Im in no hurry No, no, no, I know where to go California Preaching on the burning shore California Ill be knocking on the golden door Like an angel Standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise I know Im going to shine My time coming, any day Dont worry about me, no Its going to 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 Dont worry bout me No, no, dont worry bout me, no And Im in no hurry No, no, no, I know where to go California A prophet on the burning shore California Ill be knocking on the golden door Like an angel Standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise I know Im going to shine Youve all been asleep, you would not believe me Them voices telling me you will soon receive me Standing on the beach, the sea will part before me You will follow me and we will ride to glory And Ill call down thunder and speak the same And my work fills the sky with flame And might and glory going to be my name And men going to light my way My time coming, any day Dont worry bout me, no Its 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, any day Dont worry about me, no Dont worry about me No, no, dont worry about me, no And Im in no hurry No, no, no, dont worry about me, no And Im in no hurry No, no, no, dont worry about me, no And Im in no hurry No, no, no, time coming any day No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no No, no, no
Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better but I know him Like I told you, what I said Steal your face right off your head Now, hes gone, now hes gone, Lord, hes gone Hes gone, like a steam locomotive Rolling down the track, hes gone, hes gone And nothins going to bring him back, hes gone Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride Hot as a pistol but cool inside Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile Going where the wind dont blow so strange Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain Lost one round but the price wasnt anything A knife in the back and more of the same Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better but I know him Like I told you, what I said Steal your face right off your head Ne Like a steam locomotive Rolling down the track, hes gone, hes gone And nothings going to bring him back, hes gone Ooh, nothings going to bring him back
I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone Going to miss your baby, from rolling in your arms Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the West The sun will shine in my back door someday The sun will shine in my back door someday March winds will blow all my troubles away I wish I was a headlight, on a northbound train I wish I was a headlight, on a northbound train Id shine my light through cool Colorado rain I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone Going to miss your baby, from rolling in your arms I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone I know you, rider, going to miss me when Im gone Going to miss your baby, from rolling in your arms
Let my inspiration flow in token rhyme, suggesting rhythm That will not forsake you, till my tale is told and done While the firelights aglow, strange shadows from the flames will grow Till things weve never seen will seem familiar Shadows of a sailor, forming winds both foul and fair all swarm Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady many years ago Here beside him stands a man, a soldier from the looks of him Who came through many fights, but lost at love While the story teller speaks, a door within the fire creaks; Suddenly flies open, and a girl is standing there Eyes alight, with glowing hair, all that fancy paints as fair She takes her fan and throws it, in the lions den Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance The sailor gave at least a try, the soldier being much too wise Strategy was his strength, and not disaster The sailor, coming out again, the lady fairly leapt at him Thats how it stands today. You decide if he was wise The story teller 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 return, but he cannot be bought or sold Terrapin Station Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color; Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries dark and vast, statements just seem vain at last Some rise, some fall, some climb, to get to Terrapin Counting stars by candlelight, all are dim but one is bright; The spiral light of Venus, rising first and shining best On, from the northwest corner, of a brand new crescent moon While crickets and cicadas sing, a rare and different tune Terrapin Station In the shadow of the moon, Terrapin Station And I know well get there soon, Terrapin Station I cant figure out, Terrapin, if its the end or beginning, Terrapin But the trains put its brakes on, Terrapin And the whistle is screaming, TERRAPIN Terrapin Station - At the Siding While you were gone, these faces filled with darkness The obvious was hidden. With nothing to believe in The compass always points to Terrapin Sullen wings of fortune beat like rain Youre back in Terrapin for good or ill again, for good or ill again
We can share the women, we can share the wine We can share what we got of yours cause we done shared all of mine Keep on rollin, just a mile to go; Keep on rollin my old buddy, youre movin much too slow I just jumped the watchman, right outside the fence Took his rings, four bucks in change, aint that Heaven sent? Hurts my ears to listen, Shannon, burns my eyes to see; Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon, might as wellve been me We used to play for silver, now we play for life; And ones for sport and ones for blood at the point of a knife And now the die is shaken, now the die must fall There aint a winner in the game, he dont go home with all Not with all Leavin Texas, fourth day of July Sun so hot, the clouds so low, the eagles filled the sky Catch the Detroit Lightning out of Santa Fe The Great Northern out of Cheyenne, from sea to shining sea Gotta go to Tulsa, first train we can ride Gotta settle one old score, one small point of pride There aint a place a man can hide, Shannon, will keep him from the sun Aint a bed can give us rest now, you keep us on the run Jack Straw from Wichita Cut his buddy down Dug for him a shallow grave And laid his body down Half a mile from Tucson By the morning light One man gone and another to go My old buddy, youre moving much Too slow We can share the women, we can share the wine
Walk me out in the morning dew my honey Walk me out in the morning dew today I cant walk you out in the morning dew my honey I cant walk you out in the morning dew today I thought I heard a baby cry this morning I thought I heard a baby cry today You didnt hear no baby cry this morning You didnt hear no baby cry today Where have all the people gone my honey Where have all the people gone today Theres no need for you to be worrying about all those people You never see those people anyway I thought I heard a young man mourn this morning I thought I heard a young man mourn today I thought I heard a young man mourn this morning I cant walk you out in the morning dew today Walk me out in the morning dew my honey Walk me out in the morning dew today Ill walk you out in the morning dew my honey I guess it doesnt really matter anyway I guess it doesnt matter anyway I guess it doesnt matter anyway Guess it doesnt matter anyway
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 has 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 doesnt 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 its place The bus came by and I got on, thats 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
When they come to take you down When they bring that wagon round When they come to call on you And drag your poor body down Just one thing I ask of you, is just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling Sugaree Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me You thought you was the cool fool And never could do no wrong You had everything sewed up tight How come you lay awake all night long? Just one thing I ask of you, is just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling Sugaree Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Well, in spite of all you gained You still had to stand out in the pouring rain One last voice is calling you And I guess its time you go Just one thing I ask of you, is just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling Sugaree Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Well shake it up now, Sugaree Ill meet you at the Jubilee If that Jubilee dont come Maybe Ill meet you on the run Just one thing I ask of you, is just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling Sugaree Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me Shake it, shake it, Sugaree Just dont tell them that you know me
All I know is something like a bird Within her sang All I know she sang a little while And then flew on Tell me all that you know Ill show you Snow and rain If you hear that same sweet song again Will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet Is passing by Laugh in the sunshine Sing Cry in the dark Fly Through the night Dont cry now Dont you cry Dont you cry Anymore La-la-la-la Sleep In the stars Dont you cry Dry your eyes on the wind La-la-la-la La...
1948, Christmas 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? Because Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice Won Stagger Lees Stetson hat Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But youre 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? Hes twice as big as me Well dont ask me to go downtown, I wont come back alive Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 Bayo, Delia said, just give me a gun He shot my Billy dead now Im going to see him hung She went into the DeLions 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 hes 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
Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band Just like New York City, just like Jericho Pace the halls and climb the walls and get out when they blow Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose? Ramble on baby, settle down easy Ramble on Rose Just like Jack and Jill, Mama told the sailor One heat up, and one cool down, leave nothing for the tailor Just like Jack and Jill, Papa told the jailer One go up, and one go down, do yourself a favor Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose? Ramble on baby, settle down easy Ramble on Rose Im going to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime I know this song it aint never going to end Im going to march you up and down along the county line Take you to the leader of a band Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back Just like Mary Shelly, just like Frankenstein Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose? Ramble on baby, settle down easy Ramble on Rose Im going to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime I know this song it aint never going to end Im going to march you up and down along the county line Take you to the leader of a band Goodbye Mama and Papa, goodbye Jack and Jill The grass aint greener, the wine aint sweeter Either side of the hill Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose? Ramble on baby, settle down easy Ramble on Rose Ramble on Rose
On the day when I was born, Daddy sat down and cried I had the mark just as plain as day which could not be denied They say that Cain caught Abel rolling loaded dice Ace of Spades behind his ear and him not thinking twice Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, goodbye Half a cup of rock and rye Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way If all you got to live for is what you left behind Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine Lost my boots in transit, baby, pile of smoking leather I nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, goodbye Half a cup of rock and rye Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way They say that when your ship comes in, the first man takes the sails Second takes the afterdeck, the third, the planks and rails Whats the point of calling shots This cue aint straight in line Cue balls made of Styrofoam and no ones got the time Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, goodbye Half a cup of rock and rye Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way Across the Rio Grandio, across the lazy river
Since it cost a lot to win And even more to lose You and me bound to spend some time Wondering what to choose It goes to show you dont ever know Watch each card you play And play it slow Wait until your deal come round Dont you let that deal go down I been gambling hereabouts For ten good solid years If I told you all that went down It would burn off both your ears It goes to show you dont ever know Watch each card you play And play it slow Wait until your deal come round Dont you let that deal go down Since you poured the wine for me And tightened up my shoes I hate to leave you sitting there Composing lonesome blues It goes to show that you dont ever know Watch each card you play and Play it slow Wait until your deal come round Dont you let that deal go down Dont you let that deal go down Dont you let that deal go down
In the attics of my life Full of cloudy dreams unreal Full of tastes no tongue can know And lights no eye can see When there was no ear to hear You sang to me I have spent my life Seeking all thats still unsung Bent my ear to hear the tune And closed my eyes to see When there were no strings to play You played to me In the book of loves own dream Where all the print is blood Where all the pages are my days And all my lights grow old When I had no wings to fly You flew to me You Flew To me In the secret space of dreams Where I dreaming lay amazed When the secrets all are told And the petals all unfold When there was no dream of mine You dreamed of me
Red and white, blue suede shoes Im Uncle Sam, how do you do? Give me five, Im still alive Aint no luck, I learned to duck Check my pulse, it dont change Stay seventy-two come shine or rain Wave the flag, pop the bag Rock the boat, skin the goat Wave that flag, wave it wide and high Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my Im Uncle Sam, thats who I am Been hiding out in a rock and roll band Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan Shine your shoes, light your fuse Can you use them old U.S. Blues? Ill drink your health, share your wealth Run your life, steal your wife Wave that flag, wave it wide and high Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my Back to back chicken shack Son of a gun, better change your act Were all confused, whats to lose? You can call this song the United States Blues Wave that flag, wave it wide and high Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my My my my oh my my my my Summertime done, come and gone, my
Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best, more than my wine More than my wine, more than my maker, though hes no friend of mine Everyone said, Id come to no good, I knew I would pearly, believe them Half of my life, I spent doing time for some other fuckers crime The other half found me stumbling round drunk on burgundy wine But Ill get back on my feet again someday The good lord willing, if he says I may I know that the life Im livings no good Ill get a new start, live the life I should Ill get up and fly away, Ill get up and fly away, fly away Pearlys been true, true to me, true to my dying day he said I said to him, I said to him, Im sure shes been. I said to him, Im sure shes been true to you. Got up and wandered, wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around Ive got a girl, named bonnie lee, I know that girls been true to me I know shes been, Im sure shes been true to me
The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down Give you this jail sentence, youll be Nashville bound Some got six months, some got one solid Some got one solid year indeed-e Some got six months, some got one solid, yeah But me and my buddies all got lifetime here I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air You may know by that Ive got a friend somewhere I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air You may know by that Ive got a friend somewhere
Me and my uncle went riding down South Colorado, West Texas bound We stopped over in Santa Fe That being the point just about half way And you know it was the hottest part of the day I took the horses up to the stall Went to the barroom, ordered drinks for all Three days in the saddle, you know my body hurt It being summer, I took off my shirt And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt West Texas cowboys, theys all around With liquor and money, theyre loaded down So soon after payday, know it seemed a shame; You know my uncle, he starts a friendly game High-low jack and the winner take the hand My uncle starts winning; cowboys got sore One of them called him, and then two more Accused him of cheating; oh no, it couldnt be I know my uncle, hes as honest as me And Im as honest as a Denver man can be One of them cowboys, he starts to draw And I shot him down, lord he never saw Shot me another, oh damn he wont grow old In the confusion, my uncle grabbed the gold And we high-tailed it down to Mexico I love those cowboys, I love their gold I loved my uncle, god rest his soul Taught me good, Lord, taught me all I know Taught me so well, I grabbed that gold And I left his dead ass there by the side of the road
First Set: China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider Estimated Prophet Built to Last Samson and Delilah Mountains of the Moon Throwing Stones Second Set: Truckin Cassidy Althea Terrapin Station Drums> Space Unbroken Chain Days Between Not Fade Away Encore: Donor Rap Touch of Grey Encore 2: Attics of My Life
Merry run around, sailin up and down Looking for a shove in some direction Got it from the top, its nothing you can stop Lord, you know they made a fine connection They love each other Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true He could pass his time, around some other line But you know he chose this place beside her Dont get in their way, theres nothing you can say Nothing that you need to add or do They love each other Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true Its nothing, they explain, its like a diesel train You better not be there when it rolls over And when that train rolls in, you wonder where its been You gotta try and see a little further Though youll make a noise, just cant hear your voice All the dizzy ride on your cold shoulder Wont you believe what I say is true? Everything I did I heard it first from you Everything I tell you, I heard it first from you Heard your news report, you know youre falling short Pretty soon, well trust you for the weather When that ship comes in, you wont know where its been You got to try to see a little further They love each other Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true Lord, you can see that its true
I went down to the mountain, I was drinking some wine Looked up into heaven, Lord, I saw a mighty sign Writ in fire across the heaven, plain as black and white Get prepared, theres going to be a party tonight Uh-huh, Hey! Saturday Night! One more Saturday night Hey, Saturday night! Everybodys dancing down the local armory With a basement full of dynamite and live artillery The temperature keeps rising, everybody getting high Come the rocking stroke of midnight, the whole place going to fly Uh-huh, Hey! Saturday Night! One more Saturday night Hey, Saturday night! Turn on Channel Six, the President comes on the news Says, I got no satisfaction, thats why I sing the blues His wife say Dont get crazy, Lord, you know what to do Crank up that old Victrola, put on your rocking shoes Uh-huh, Hey! Saturday Night! One more Saturday night Hey, Saturday night! Then God way up in heaven, for whatever it was worth Thought hed have a big old party, thought hed call it Planet Earth Dont worry about tomorrow, Lord, youll know it when it comes When the rock and roll music meets the rising, shining sun Uh-huh, Hey! Saturday Night! One more Saturday night Hey, Saturday night! Uh-huh, Hey! Saturday Night! One more Saturday night Hey, Saturday night!
I cant stay much longer, Melinda, the sun is getting high I cant help you with your troubles, if you wont help with mine I gotta get down, I gotta get down, I gotta get down to the mine You keep me up just one more night, I cant sleep here no more Little Ben clock says quarter to eight; you kept me up till four I gotta get down, I gotta get down, or I cant work there no more A lot of poor man make a five dollar bill, keep him happy all the time Some other fellas making nothing at all and you can hear him cry Can I go, buddy, can I go down take your shift at the mine? Gotta get down to the Cumberland mine Gotta get down to the Cumberland mine Thats where I mainly spend my time Make good money, five dollars a day Made anymore, I might move away Lotta poor man got the Cumberland blues he cant win for losing Lotta poor man got to walk the line just to pay his union dues I dont know now, I just dont know if Im going back again I dont know now, I just dont know if Im going back again I dont know now, I just dont know if Im going back again
Let my inspiration flow In token lines suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me Til my tale is told and done While the firelight’s aglow Strange shadows from the flames will grow Til things weve never seen Will seem familiar Shadows of a sailor forming Winds both foul and fair all swarm Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady Many years ago Here beside him stands a man A soldier from the looks of him Who came through many fights But lost at love While the storyteller speaks A door within the fire creaks Suddenly flies open And a girl is standing there Eyes alight with glowing hair All that fancy paints as fair She takes her fan and throws it In the 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 Thats how it stands today You decide if he was wise The storyteller makes no choice Soon you will not hear his voice His job is to shed light And not to master Since the end is never told We pay the teller off in gold In hopes he will come back But he cannot be bought or sold
Blue light rain, whoa Unbroken chain Looking for familiar faces In an empty window pane Listening for the secret Searching for the sound But I could only hear the preacher and the baying of his hounds Willow sky, whoa I walk and wonder why They say love your brother But you will catch it when you try Roll you down the line, boy Drop you for a loss Ride you out on a cold railroad And nail you to a cross November and more As I wait for the score Theyre telling me forgiveness is the key to every door A slow winter day, a night like forever Sink like a stone, float like a feather Lilac rain, unbroken chain Song of the sawhet owl Out on the mountain, itll drive you insane Listening to the winds howl Unbroken chain of sorrow and pearls Unbroken chain of shy and sea Unbroken chain of the western wind Unbroken chain of you and me
Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees, going where the wind goes Blooming like a red rose, Now come on over sweetly Ride out singin, I got you in the morning sunshine. Sunshine, daydream, Now come on over daydream Sunshine, daydream. Hey come on, Never gonna sweet dream Sunshine, daydream, Wading in a cold stream Say calling out your window, Wake Up! Going where the wind goes, Never gonna miss that, No no no! Ride out singin, I got you in the morning sunshine. Sunshine, daydream, Street coming daydream Hey, hey, Im moving on a daydream, Hey, Sweet coming daydream, Sun coming daydream, Come on over daydream Come on over, Come on over daydream Sweet coming daydream, Hey, never fade away dream Yea, Hey hey, Sweet coming daydream, Never fade away dream
All of my friends come to see me last night I was laying in my bed and dying Annie Beauneau from Saint Angel Say The weather down here, so fine Just then, the wind Came squalling through the door But who can The weather command? Just want to have A little peace to die And a friend or two I love at hand Fever roll up to a hundred and five Roll on up Gonna roll back down One more day I find myself alive Tomorrow Maybe go Beneath the ground See here, how everything Lead up to this day And its just like Any other day Thats ever been Sun going up And then the Sun, it going down Shine through my window and My friends, they come around Come around Come around The people may know but The people dont care That a man could be As poor as me Take a look at poor Peter Hes lying in pain Now, lets go Run and see Run and see Run and see Run, run, and see Hey, hey See
If I had a gun for every ace I have drawn I could arm a town the size of Abilene Dont you push me, baby, because Im moanin low And you know Im only in it for the gold All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars And I could pay you back with one good hand You can look around about the wide world over And youll never find another honest man Last fair deal in the country, Sweet Suzie Last fair deal in the town Put your gold money where your love is, baby Before you let my deal go down Dont you push me, baby, cause Im moanin low And I know a little something you wont ever know Dont you touch hard liquor, just a cup of cold coffee Gotta get up in the morning and go Everybodys braggin and drinkin that wine I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines Come to daddy on an inside straight Well I got no chance of losin this time Last fair deal in the country Last fair deal in the town Put your gold money where your love is, baby Before you let my deal go down Everybodys braggin and drinkin that wine I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines Come to daddy on an inside straight Well I got no chance of losin this time
Cold iron shackles, ball and chain Listen to the whistle of the evening train You know you bound to wind up dead If you dont head back to Tennessee, Jed Rich man step on my poor head When you get up, you better butter my bread Well, you know its like I said You better head back to Tennessee, Jed Tennessee, Tennessee There aint no place Id rather be Baby, wont you carry me? Back to Tennessee Drink all day and rock all night Law come to get you if you dont walk right Got a letter this morning and it, all it read: You better head back to Tennessee, Jed I dropped four flights and cracked my spine Honey, come quick with the iodine Catch a few winks down under the bed Then head back to Tennessee, Jed Tennessee, Tennessee There aint no place Id rather be Baby, wont you carry me? Back to Tennessee I run into Charlie Phogg He blacked my eye and he kicked my dog My dog, he turned to me and he said: Lets head back to Tennessee, Jed I woke up a-feeling mean Went down to play the slot machine The wheels turned round and the letters read: Better head back to Tennessee, Jed Tennessee, Tennessee There aint no place Id rather be Baby, wont you carry me? Back to Tennessee Tennessee, Tennessee There aint no place Id rather be Baby, wont you carry me? Back to Tennessee
The wheel is turning and you cant slow down You cant let go and you cant hold on You cant go back and you cant stand still If the thunder dont get you, then the lightning will Wont you try just a little bit harder? Couldnt you try just a little bit more? Wont you try just a little bit harder? Couldnt you try just a little bit more? Round, round, robin run round Got to get back to where you belong Little bit harder, just a little bit more A little bit further than you gone before The wheel is turning and you cant slow down You cant let go and you cant hold on You cant go back and you cant stand still If the thunder dont get you, then the lightning will Small wheel turn by the fire and rod Big wheel turn by the grace of God Every time that wheel turn round Bound to cover just a little more ground The wheel is turning and you cant slow down You cant let go and you cant hold on You cant go back and you cant stand still If the thunder dont get you, then the lightning will Wont you try just a little bit harder? Couldnt you try just a little bit more? Wont you try just a little bit harder? Couldnt you try just a little bit more?
Let us put men and women together See which one is smarter Some say men, but I say no The women got the men like a puppet show It aint me, its the people that say That the men are leading the women astray But I say that the women today Are smarter than the men in every way Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter The women are smarter thats right Little boy sit on the corner and cry Big man come and he ask him why Says I cant do what the big boys do Man sat down and he cried too It aint me, but the people who say That the men are leading the women astray But I say that the women today Are smarter than the men in every way Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter The women are smarter thats right Ever since the world began Women been imitating the ways of men But listen, boys cause Ive got a plan Give it up, dont try to understand It aint me, its the people that say That the men are leading the women astray But I say that the women today Are smarter than the men in every way Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter Thats right, the women are smarter The women are smarter thats right
See that girl, bare-footing along Whistling and singing, shes a carrying on Theres laughing in her eyes, dancing in her feet Shes a neon-light diamond and she can live on the street Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Well, everybodys dancing in a ring around the sun Nobodys finished, we aint even begun So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat Try on your wings and find out where its at Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Take a vacation, fall out for a while Summers coming in, and its going out of style Well, light up smoking honey, have yourself a ball Cause your mothers down in Memphis, wont be back til the fall Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away Come and join the party every day
Standing on the moon I got no cobweb on my shoe Standing on the moon Im feeling so alone and blue I see the Gulf of Mexico As tiny as a tear The coast of California Must be somewhere over here, over here Standing on the moon I see the battle rage below Standing on the moon I see the soldiers come and go Theres a metal flag beside me Someone planted long ago Old Glory standing stiffly Crimson, white and indigo Old Glory standing stiffly Crimson, white and indigo Indigo I see all of Southeast Asia I can see El Salvador I hear the cries of children And the other songs of war Its like a mighty melody That rings down from the sky Standing here upon the moon I watch it all roll by, all roll by All roll by, all roll by Standing on the moon I see a shadow on the sun Standing on the moon The stars go fading one by one I hear a cry of victory And another of defeat A scrap of age-old lullaby Down some forgotten street Standing on the moon Where talk is cheap and vision true Standing on the moon But I would rather be with you Somewhere in San Francisco On a back porch in July Just looking up at heaven At this crescent in the sky, in the sky Standing on the moon With nothing left to do A lovely view of heaven But Id rather be with you A lovely view of heaven But Id rather be with you, be with you Be with you, Id rather be with you Be with you, Id rather be with you Id rather be with you, be with you Be with you, be with you
Well, shes coming down the stairs Combing back her yellow hair And I aint going to be treated this old way This old way And I aint going to be treated this old way Well, she went up to her room where she sang her faithful tune Well, Im going where those chilly winds dont blow Winds dont blow Well, Im going were those chilly winds dont blow Well, I married me a wife Shes been trouble all my life Run me out in the cold rain and snow Rain and snow Run me out in the cold rain and snow Run me out in the cold rain and snow Run me out in the cold rain and snow
Operator, can you help me Help me if you please Give me the right area code And the number that I need My rider left upon the midnight flyer Singing like a summer breeze I think shes somewhere down South Down about Baton Rouge But I just cant remember no number A number I can use Directory dont have it, central done forgot it Ive gotta find a number to use Trying to check out her number Trying to run down her line Operator said thats privileged information And it aint no business of mine Its flooding down in Texas, the poles are out in Utah Got to find a private line She could be hanging round the steel mill Working in a house of blue lights Riding a getaway bus out of Portland Talking to the night I dont know where shes going, I dont care where shes been Long as shes been doing it right Long as shes been doing it right
I been ballin a shiny black steel jack-hammer Been chipping up rocks for the great highway Live five years if I take my time Ballin that jack and a drinking my wine I been chipping them rocks from dawn till doom While my rider hide my bottle in the other room Doctor say better stop balling that jack If I live five years I gonna bust my back, yes I will Easy wind cross the bayou today Cause theres a whole lot of women, mama Out in red on the streets today And the rivers keep a talking But you never heard a word it said Gotta find a woman be good to me Wont hide my liquor try to serve me tea Cause Im a stone jack baller and my heart is true And Ill give everything that I got to you, yes I will Easy wind going cross the bayou today Theres a whole lot of women Out in red on the streets today And the rivers keep a talking But you never heard a word it said
Cold mountain water, the jade merchants daughter Mountains of the moon, Electra bow and bend to me Hi ho the carrion crow, fol de rol de de riddle Hi ho the carrion crow, bow and bend to me Hey, Tom Banjo Hey, a laurel More than laurel you may sow More than laurel you may sow Hey, the laurel Hey, the city in the rain Hey, hey, hey, the wild wheat waving in the wind Twenty degrees of solitude, twenty degrees in all All the dancing kings and wives assembled in the hall Lost is the long and loneliest town Fairy sybil flying All along the— All along the mountains of the moon Hey, Tom Banjo Its time to matter The earth will see you on through this time The earth will see you on through this time Down by the water Marsh Kings daughter Did you know? Clothed in tatters, always will be Tom, where did you go? Mountains of the moon, Electra, mountains of the moon All along the— All along the mountains of the moon Hi ho the carrion crow, fol de rol de de riddle Hi ho the carrion crow, bow and bend to me Bend to me Na da da da da da da da da da da da
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free Dizzy with eternity Paint it with a skin of sky Brush in some clouds and sea Call it home for you and me A peaceful place or so it looks from space A closer look reveals the human race Full of hope, full of grace Is the human face But afraid we may lay our home to waste Theres a fear down here we cant forget Hasnt got a name just yet Always awake, always around Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Now watch as the ball revolves And the nighttime falls Again the hunt begins Again the bloodwind calls By and by, the morning sun will rise But the darkness never goes From some mens eyes It strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets Staking turf, dividing up meat Nightmare spook, piece of heat Its you and me You and me Click flash blade in ghetto night Rudies looking for a fight Rat cat alley, roll them bones Need that cash to feed that jones And the politicians throwin stones Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Commissars and pin-stripe bosses Roll the dice Any way they fall Guess who gets to pay the price? Money green or proletarian gray Selling guns stead of food today So the kids they dance And shake their bones And the politicians throwin stones Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Heartless powers try to tell us What to think If the spirits sleeping Then the flesh is ink Historys page will thus be carved in stone And we are here, and we are on our own On our own On our own On our own If the game is lost Then were all the same No one left to place or take the blame We can leave this place and empty stone Or that shinin ball we used to call our home So the kids they dance And shake their bones And the politicians throwin stones Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Shipping powders back and forth Singing Black goes south and white comes north In a whole world full of petty wars Singing I got mine and you got yours And the current fashion sets the pace Lose your step, fall out of grace And the radical, he rant and rage Singing someones got to turn the page And the rich man in his summer home Singing just leave well enough alone But his pants are down, his covers blown... And the politicians throwin stones So the kids they dance And shake their bones And its all too clear were on our own Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Picture a bright blue ball Just spinnin, spinnin, free Dizzy with the possibilities Ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down Ashes, ashes, all fall down
Till the morning comes, itll do you fine Till the morning comes, like a highway sign Showing you the way, leaving no doubt Of the way on in or the way back out Tell you what Ill do Ill watch out for you Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Make yourself easy Make yourself easy Till we all fall down, itll do you fine Dont think about what you left behind The way you came or the way you go Let your tracks be lost in the dark and snow Tell you what Ill do Ill watch out for you Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Make yourself easy Make yourself easy When the shadows grow, itll do you fine When the cold winds blow, itll ease your mind The shape it takes could be yours to choose What you may win, what you may lose Tell you what Ill do Ill watch out for you Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Make yourself easy Make yourself easy Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Youre my woman now Make yourself easy Youre my woman now Make yourself easy
All the years combine They melt into a dream A broken angel sings From a guitar In the end theres just a song Comes crying like the wind Through all the broken dreams And vanished years Stella blue, Stella blue When all the cards are down Theres nothing left to see Theres just the pavement left And broken dreams In the end theres still that song Comes crying like the wind Down every lonely street Thats ever been Stella blue, Stella blue Ive stayed in every blue-light cheap hotel Cant win for trying Dust off those rusty strings just One more time Going to make em shine It all rolls into one And nothing comes for free Theres nothing you can hold For very long And when you hear that song Come crying like the wind It seems like all this life Was just a dream Stella blue, Stella blue
Well I was drinkin last night with a biker And I showed him a picture of you I said, Pal, get to know her. Youll like her Seemed like the least I could do... Cause when hes driving his chopper Up and down your carpeted halls You will think me by contrast quite proper Never mind how I stumble and fall 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 Im enjoying the ride At least Im enjoying the ride At least Im enjoying the ride Now miss sweet little soft-core pretender Somehow baby got hard as it gets With her black leather chrome-spiked Suspenders Her chain and her whip and her pets Well we know youre the reincarnation Of the ravenous Catherine the Great And we know how you love your ovations For the Z-rated scenes you create The Z-rated scenes you create You analyze me, pretend to despise me You laugh when I stumble and fall There may come a day I will dance on your grave Unable to dance, I will crawl across it Unable to dance, Ill still crawl Unable to dance Ill crawl You must really consider the circus Cause it just might be your kind of zoo I cant think of a place thats more perfect For a person as perfect as you And its not like Im leaving you lonely Cause I wouldnt know where to begin But I know that youll 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 taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least Im enjoying the ride, at least Ill enjoy the ride Ride, ride, ride At least Ill enjoy the ride
Julie catch a rabbit by his hair Come back stepping, like to walk on air Get back home where you belong And dont you run off no more Dont hang your head, let the two time roll Grass shack nailed to a pine wood floor Ask the time, baby, I dont know Come back later, gonna let it show And I say row, Jimmy, row Gonna get there? I dont know Seems a common way to go Get down, row, row, row Row row Heres a half dollar if you dare Double twist when you hit the air Look at Julie, down below The levee doing the do-pas-o And I say row, Jimmy, row Gonna get there, I dont know Seems a common way to go Get down and row Row, row, row, row Broken heart dont feel so bad You aint got half of what you thought you had Rock you, baby, to and fro Not too fast, and not too slow And I say row, Jimmy, row Gonna get there, I dont know Seems a common way to go Get down and row Row, row, row, row Thats the way its been in town Ever since they tore the jukebox down Two-bit piece dont buy no more Not so much as it done before And I say row, Jimmy, row Gonna get there, I dont know Seems a common way to go Get down and row Row, row, row, row
You told me goodbye, how was I to know You didnt mean goodbye, you meant please dont let me go? I was having a high time, living the good life, well I know The wheels are muddy, got a ton of hay Now listen here, baby, cause I mean what I say Im having a hard time, living the good life, well I know I was losing time, I had nothing to do No one to fight, I came to you Wheels broke down, leader wont draw The line is busted, the last one I saw Tomorrow come trouble, tomorrow come pain Now dont think too hard baby, cause you know what Im saying I could show you a high time, living the good life, dont be that way Nothings for certain, it could always go wrong Come in when its raining, go on out when its gone We could have us a high time, living the good life, well I know
Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh, wont you lay your head upon your saviors breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh, wont you lay your head upon your saviors breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Walking in Jerusalem, just like John I remember right well, I remember right well His rod and his staff shall comfort me Tell A for the ark, that wonderful boat Tell B for the beast at the ending of the wood You know, it ate all the children that would not be good Walking in the valley in the shadow of death Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh, wont you lay your head upon your saviors breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh, wont you lay your head upon your saviors breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And we bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
My grand-ma and your grand-ma were Sit-tin by the fire. - My grand-ma told Your grand-ma: Im gon-na set your flag on fire.-- Talk-in bout, Hey now ! Hey now ! I-KO, I-KO, un-day Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - Jock-a-mo fee na-né.- Look at my king all dressed in red.- I-KO, I-KO, un-day. I bet-cha five dol-lars hell kill you dead.-- Jock-a-mo fee na-né Talk-in bout, Hey now ! Hey now ! I-KO, I-KO, un-day Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - Jock-a-mo fee na-né.- My flag boy and your flag boy were Sit-tin by the fire. - My flag boy told Your flag boy: Im gon-na set your flag on fire. Talk-in bout, Hey now ! Hey now ! I-KO, I-KO, un-day Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - Jock-a-mo fee na-né.- See that guy all dressed in green ? - I-KO, I-KO, un-day. Hes not a man; Hes a lov-in ma-chine.-- Jock-a mo fee na-né.-- Talk-in bout, Hey now ! Hey now ! I-KO, I-KO, un-day Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - Jock-a-mo fee na-né.-
There were days And there were days And there were days between Summer flies and August dies The world grows dark and mean Comes the shimmer of the moon On black infested trees The singing man is at his song The holy on their knees The reckless are out wrecking The timid plead their pleas No one knows much more of this Than anyone can see anyone can see There were days And there were days And there were days besides When phantom ships with phantom sails Set to sea on phantom tides Comes the lightning of the sun On bright unfocused eyes The blue of yet another day A springtime wet with sighs A hopeful candle lingers In the land of lullabies Where headless horsemen vanish With wild and lonely cries lonely cries There were days And there were days And there were days I know When all we ever wanted Was to learn and love and grow Once we grew into our shoes We told them where to go Walked halfway around the world On promise of the glow Stood upon a mountain top Walked barefoot in the snow Gave the best we had to give How much well never know well never know There were days And there were days And there were days between Polished like a golden bowl The finest ever seen Hearts of Summer held in trust Still tender, young and green Left on shelves collecting dust Not knowing what they mean Valentines of flesh and blood As soft as velveteen Hoping love would not forsake The days that lie between lie between
I need a woman about twice my age A lady of nobility, gentility and rage Splendor in the dark, lightning on the draw Well go right through the book and break each and every law I got a feeling and it wont go away, oh no Just one thing then Ill be okay I need a miracle every day I need a woman about twice my height Statuesque, raven-dressed, a goddess of the night Her secret incantations, a candle burning blue Well consult the spirits maybe theyll know what to do And its real and it wont go away, oh no I cant get around and I cant run away I need a miracle every day I need a woman about twice my weight A ton of fun who packs a gun with all her freight Find her in a sideshow leave her in LA Ride her like a surfer riding on a tidal wave And its 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 Everyday
If I had the world to give Id 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 Id sing it to you as long as you live Lullaby or maybe a plain serenade Wouldnt 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 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 Id 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? Id give it to you Well maybe Ive 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
Thirty two teeth in a jawbone Alabamas tryin for none Before I have to hit him, I hope hes got the sense to run Reason the poor girls love him Promise them everything Why they all believe him? He wears a big diamond ring Run, run! Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Major Domo Billy Bojangles Sat down and had a drink with me Said What about Alabama that keeps a-coming back to me? I heard your plea in the courthouse Witness box began to rock and rise Forty-nine sister states had Alabama in their eyes Run, run! Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Major said, Why dont we give him rope enough to hang himself? No need to worry the jury Theyll probably take care of themselves Twenty-third Psalm, Major Domo Reserve me a table for three Down in the Valley of the Shadow, just you, Alabama and me Run, run! Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway Only way to please me, just get down and leave and walk away Alabama getaway, getaway Alabama getaway, getaway
If I had my way I would tear this whole building down Well Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair She had good looks, God knows, and coal black hair Delilah she gained old Samsons mind When first he saw this woman, you know he couldnt believe his mind Delilah she climbed up on Samsons knee Said tell me where your strength lies, if you please Then she spoke so kind, she talked so fair That Samson said, Delilah you cut off my hair You can shave my head, clean as my hand My strength become as natural as any old man If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this whole building down You read about Samson, all from his birth He was the strongest man ever has lived on earth One day while Samson was walking along Looked down on the ground he saw an old jaw bone Then he stretched out his arm and his chains broke like threads And when he got to move, ten thousand was dead If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this whole building down Now Samson and the lion, they got in attack And Samson he crawled up on the lions back You read about this lion, he killed a man with his paws Samson got hands up round the lions jaws He ripped that beast, killed him dead And the bees made honey in the lions head
A pistol shot at 5 oclock The bells of heaven ring Tell me what you done it for No, I wont tell you a thing Yesterday I begged you Before I hit the ground All I leave behind me Is only what I found If you can abide it Let the hurdy-gurdy play Stranger ones have come by here Before they flew away I will not condemn you Nor yet would I deny I would ask the same of you But failing will not die Take up your china doll Its only fractured And just a little nervous From the fall
Truckin, got my chips cashed in Keep truckin, like the do-dah man Together, more or less in line Just keep truckin on Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street Chicago, New York, Detroit and its all on the same street Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings Dallas, got a soft machine Houston, too close to New Orleans New York got the ways and means But just wont let you be Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love Most of the time theyre sittin and cryin at home One of these days they know they gotta get goin Out of the door and down on the street all alone Truckin, like the do-dah man Once told me Youve got to play your hand Sometimes your cards aint worth a dime If you dont lay em down Sometimes the lights all shinin on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip its been What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? She lost her sparkle, you know she isnt the same Livin on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine All her friend can say is Aint it a shame Truckin, up to Buffalo Ive been thinkin, you got to mellow slow It takes time to pick a place to go And just keep truckin on Sittin and starin out of the hotel window Got a tip theyre gonna kick the door in again Id like to get some sleep before I travel But if you got a warrant, I guess youre gonna come in Busted, down on Bourbon Street Set up, like a bowling pin Knocked down, it gets to wearin thin They just wont let you be Youre sick of hangin around and youd like to travel Get tired of travelin, you wanna settle down I guess they cant revoke your soul for tryin Get out of the door and light out and look all around Sometimes the lights all shinin on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip its been Truckin, Im goin home Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong Back home, sit down and patch my bones And get back truckin on
Some folks trust to reason Others trust to might I dont trust to nothing But I know it come out right Say it once again now Oh, I hope you understand When its done and over Lord, a man is just a man Playing Playing in the band Daybreak Daybreak on the land Some folks look for answers Others look for fights Some folks up in treetops Just look to see the sights I can tell your future Look whats in your hand But I cant stop for nothing Im just playing in the band Playing Playing in the band Daybreak Daybreak on the land Standing on a tower World at my command You just keep a turning While Im playing in the band If a man among you Got no sin upon his hand Let him cast a stone at me For playing in the band Playing Playing in the band Daybreak Daybreak on the land Playing Playing in the band Daybreak daybreak on the land
As I was a-goin over Gilgarra mountains I met Colonel Pepper and his money he was counting I drew forth my pistol and I rattled my sabre Saying stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar The shining yellow coins did sure look bright and jolly I took the money home and I gave it to my Molly She promised and she vowed that she never would deceive me But the devils in the women for they never can be easy Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar When I awoke between the hours of six and seven Guards were standing round me in numbers odd and even I flew to my pistols, but alas I was mistaken I fired off my pistols and a prisoner was taken Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar They put me in jail without a judge or jury For robbing Colonel Pepper in the morning so early They didnt take my fist so I knocked down the sentry And I bid a long farewell to that cold penitentiary Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar I think Ill find my brother, hes the one thats in the army I dont know where hes stationed be in Cork or in Killarney Together well go roving thru the Moutains of Kilkenny I dare hell treat me fairer than my darling sporting Molly Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar Some take delight in fishing and bowling Others take delight in carriage a-rollin I take delight in the juice of the barley Courting pretty women in the morning so early Musha ringum duram da Whack-fall the daddy-o Whack-fall the daddy-o Theres whiskey in the jar
I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den Oh, my number one occupation Is stealing women from their men Well, now the doctor call me crazy Sometimes I am, sometimes I aint Said now the doctor call me crazy Sometimes I am, sometimes I aint Yes, and the preacher man call me sinner But his little girl call me a saint Well a couple shots of whiskey Women around here start looking good I said a couple shots of whiskey Women round here start looking good A couple more shots of whiskey Im going down to Minglewood Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den Yes and my number one occupation Is stealing women from their men I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den I was born in the desert Raised in a lions den Oh, my number one occupation Is stealing women from their men
When the last rose of summer pricks my finger And the hot sun chills me to the bone When I cant hear the song for the singer And I cant 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 splits 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 dont care how deep or wide If you got another side Roll muddy river, roll muddy river Black muddy river roll Black muddy river Roll on forever I dont care how deep or wide If you got another side Roll muddy river, roll muddy river Black muddy river roll When it seems like the night will last forever And theres nothing left to do but count the years When the strings of my heart start 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 And sing me a song of my own
Annie laid her head down in the roses She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons In her long brown hair I dont know, it must have been the roses All I know is I could not leave her there I dont know, it must have been the roses The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair I dont know, maybe it was the roses All I know was I could not leave her there Ten years the waves rolled the Ships home from the sea Thinking well how it may blow In all good company If I tell another what Your own lips told to me Let me lay neath the roses Let my eyes no longer see I dont know, it must have been the roses The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair I dont know, maybe it was the roses All I know was I could not leave her there One pane of glass in the window No one is complaining though Come in and shut the door Faded is the crimson from the Ribbons that she wore And its strange how no one Comes round anymore I dont know, it must have been the roses The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair I dont know, maybe it was the roses All I know was I could not leave her there Annie laid her head down in the roses She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons In her long brown hair I dont know, it must have been the roses All I know is I could not leave her there I dont know, it must have been the roses The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair I dont know, maybe it was the roses All I know was I could not leave her there
Comes a time when the blind-man takes your hand, says Dont you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe. Dont give it up, you got an empty cup only love can fill Only love can fill Been walking all morning went walking all night I cant see much difference between the dark and light And I feel the wind And I taste the rain Never in my mind to cause so much pain Comes a time when the blind-man takes your hand, says Dont you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe. Dont give it up, you got an empty cup only love can fill Only love can fill From day to day just letting it ride You get so far away from how it feels inside You cant let go cause youre afraid to fall But the day may come when you cant feel at all The words come out like an angry stream You hear yourself say things you could never mean When you cool down you find your mind You got a lot of words youve got to stand behind Comes a time when the blind-man takes your hand, says Dont you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe. Dont give it up, you got an empty cup only love can fill Only love can fill, only love can fill, only love can fill
Without a warning you broke my heart Taking it baby, tore it apart And you left me standing in a dark clime Said your love for me was dyin So come on baby, baby please Im begging you baby, Im on my knees Turn on your light, let it shine on me Turn on your love light, let it shine on me Let it shine on me let shine, let it shine, let it shine When I get a little lonely in the middle of The night And I need you darling to make things all right So come on baby, baby please And Im begging you baby, cause Im on my knees Turn on your lights let it shine on me Turn on your love light let it shine on me Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine Without a warning, you broke my heart Taken it baby, torn it apart And you left me standing, in a dark clime Said your love for me was dyin So come on baby, Im on my knees Well I get a little lonely in the middle of the night
Mama said, Dont go near that river Dont be hanging around old Catfish John Come the morning, Id always be there Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn Take me back to another morning, to a time so long ago Where the sweet magnolia blossomed, cotton fields are white as snow Catfish John was a river hobo who lived and died by the rivers bed Looking back, I still remember, I was proud to be his friend Mama said, Dont go near that river Dont be hanging around old Catfish John Come the morning, Id 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, Dont go near that river Dont be hanging around old Catfish John Come the morning, Id always be there Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn Mama said, Dont go near that river Dont be hanging around old Catfish John Come the morning, Id always be there Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn That sounds cool
Thought I heard a blackbird singin Up on Bluebird Hill Call me a whinin boy if you will Born where the sun dont shine And I dont deny my name Got no place to go, aint that a shame? Thought I heard that KC whistle Moanin sweet & low Thought I heard that KC when she blow Down where the sun dont shine Underneath the Kokomo Whinin boy -- got no place else to go So many roads I tell you So many roads I know So many roads -- So many roads -- Mountain high, river wide So many roads to ride So many roads So many roads Thought I heard a jug band playin If you dont -- who else will? From over on the far side of the hill All I know the sun dont shine The rain refuse to fall And you dont seem to hear me when I call Wind inside & the wind outside Tangled in the window blind Tell me why you treat me so unkind Down where the sun dont shine Lonely and I call your name No place left to go, aint that a shame? So many roads I tell you New York to San Francisco All I want is one To take me home From the high road to the low So many roads I know So many roads - So many roads From the land of the midnight sun Where ice blue roses grow long those roads of gold and silver snow Howlin wide or moanin low So many roads I know So many roads to ease my soul
Theres mosquitoes on the river Fish are rising up like birds Its 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! Theres a band out on the highway Theyre high stepping into town Its a rainbow full of sound Its fireworks, calliopes and clowns Everybodys dancing Come on children, come on children Come on clap your hands Sun went down in honey And the moon came up in wine You know stars were spinning dizzy, Lord The band kept us too busy we forgot about the time Theyre a band beyond description Like Jehovahs favorite choir People joining hand in hand While the music played the band, Lord Theyre setting us on fire Crazy rooster crowing midnight Balls of lighting roll along Old men sing about their dreams Women laugh and children scream And the band keeps playing on Keep on dancing thru the daylight Greet the morning air with song No ones noticed, but the bands all packed and gone Was it ever there at all? But they kept on dancing Come on children, come on children Come on clap your hands Well the cool breeze came on Tuesday And the corns a bumper crop And the fields are full of dancing Full of singing and romancing The music never stopped
Wake of the flood, laughing water, forty-nine Get out the pans, dont just stand there dreaming Get out the way, get out the way Here comes sunshine Here comes sunshine Line up a long shot Maybe try it two times, maybe more Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor Why hold out for more? Here comes sunshine Here comes sunshine Asking you nice, now Keep the mother rolling one more time Been down before but you just dont have to go no more, no more Here comes sunshine Here comes sunshine
I rode in to Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead I just need someplace where I could lay my head I said, Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed? He just grinned and shook my hand and No is 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 packed up my bags, I went looking for place to hide Then I saw Carmen and the Devil, walking side-by-side I said, Hey Carmen, cmon lets 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, theres aint nothing you can say Its just Old Luke, and Lukes waiting on the Judgement Day Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee He said, Do me a favor, son, wont 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, Ill fix you right, if you take Jack, my dog. I said, Hey wait a minute, Chester. You know Im a peaceful man. He said, Thats OK, boy, wont you feed him when you can. Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And you put the load right on me Gonna catch the Cannonball, now, to take me down the line My back is sinking low and I do believe its time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know shes 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
Hog of a Sunday Dog of a Monday Get it back someday Whatd I say? Movin in close Cut from a long shot Fade on a downbeat Ready or not ready or not Chorus: Corrina, Wake it up baby Corrina, Shake it on down Corrina, Corrina Cruise through a stop sign Loggin up short time Bird on a phone line Soakin up the Sun Salt on a crowtail What can I do? Im down by law But Im true to you true to you Chorus: If, what, where and when Told at the proper time Big black wings beat on the wind But they dont hardly climb Theres a silver ocean Silver clouds and silver sea A bird on the horizon Silver wingin back to me Chorus: Wake it up baby Shake it down easy Bring it back someday Whatd I say? Movin in closer Cut from a long shot Fade on a downbeat Ready or not ready or not Corrina-Wake it up baby Corrina-Shake it down easy Corrina-Shake it up now Corrina-Shake it back down If, what, where, when and how No it dont mean a thing to me I would love you even if You flew away from me Ill just stand here waiting On the far side of the sea There is no fear that lovers born Will ever fail to meet Chorus:
No, no! she cant take your mind and leave I know its just another trick shes got up her sleeve I cant believe that she really wants you to die After all its more than enough to pay for your lie Wait a minute, watch what youre doing with your time All the endless ruins of the past must stay behind, yeah Wait a minute, watch what youre doing with your time All the endless ruins of the past must stay behind, yeah Wait a minute, watch what youre doing with your time All the endless ruins of the past must stay behind, yeah Wait a minute, watch what youre doing with your time All the endless ruins of the past must stay behind, yeah Well, cant you see that youre killing each others soul Well, youre both out in the streets and you got no place to go Your constant baits are getting to be a bore So go somewhere else and continue your cream puff war
Arabian wind The needles eye is thin The Ships of State sail on mirage And drown in sand Out in No-mans Land Where Allah does command What good is spilling Blood?It will not Grow a thing Taste eternity The swords sings Blues for Allah Insh Allah They lie where they fall Theres nothing more to say The desert stars are bright tonight Lets meet as friends The Flower of Islam The Fruit of Abraham The thousand stories have Come round to one again Arabian night Our gods pursue their fight What fatal flowers of Darkness spring from Seeds of light Bird of paradise - Fly In white sky Blues for Allah InshAllah Lets see with our heart These things our eyes have seen And know the truth must still lie Somewhere in between Under eternity Under eternity Under eternity Blue Bird of paradise Fly In white sky Under eternity Blues For Allah InshAllah
Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun Lying 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 cant call me Oh no, well I been there before And Im not coming back around There no more Hold up, waiting for a windy day Creepy alligator coming all around the bend Talking bout the times when we was mutual friends Ill check my memory and I will check it quick Yes I will Ill check it running some old kind of trick Whoa no Oh no, well I been there before And I aint coming back around there no more No Im not Riding down the river in an old canoe A bunch of bugs and an old tennis shoe Out of the river all ugly and green The biggest old alligator that I have ever seen Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were bugging out Contract the union, put the beggars to rout Screaming and yelling, he was picking his chops He never run, he just stumbles and hops Just out of prison on six dollars bail Mumblin bitches and wagging his tail Come on everybody Get up and dance, it wont ruin ya Alligator running round my door Alligator running round my door Alligator running round my door Alligator running round my door Alligators creepy friend Been crawling round my cabin floor Been comin around to bother me some more Alligator! Alligator!
Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Tell your mama and your papa Im a little schoolboy too Come on now pretty baby, I just cant help myself Youre so young and pretty, I dont need nobody else Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Dont you hear me crying? Ow, hey, oh Im gonna leave you, baby, about the break of day On account of the way you treat me, I got to stay away Come on now pretty baby, darling come on home You know I love you, baby, I got to get you all alone Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Cant you hear me crying? Ow, hey, oh Im gonna buy me an airplane, and fly all over your town Tell everybody baby, Lord knows youre fine Come on now pretty baby, I just cant help myself Youre so young and pretty, I dont need nobody else Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Cant you hear me crying? Ow, hey, oh Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Tell your mama and your papa Im a schoolboy too Im a schoolboy, too—hey, Im a schoolboy, too I wanna be your chauffeur, I wanna ride your little machine I wanna be your chauffeur, I wanna ride your little machine I wanna put a tiger, baby I wanna put a tiger, baby I wanna put a tiger, baby, hey, in your sweet little tank Hey baby now, yes I do, ha, yes I do now Hey, I got to, hey, I got to come on home with you Tell your mama, uh baby, tell your papa, tell your mama and your papa Hey, Im a schoolboy, too, hey, hey, Im a schoolboy, too Ha oww, Im a schoolboy, too, ow, I wanna keep your company Hey, I wanna keep your company
Cosmic Charlie, how do you do? Trucking in style along the avenue Dum de dum de doodley do Go on home your mamas calling you Kalico, kahlia, come tell me the news Calamitys waiting for a way to get to her Rosy red and electric blue I bought you a paddle for your paper canoe Say youll come back when you can Whenever your airplane happens to land Maybe Ill be back here too It all depends on whats with you Hung up waiting for a windy day Kite one ice since the first of February Mama keeps saying that the wind might blow But standing here I say I just dont know New ones coming as the old ones go Everythings moving here but much too slow now A little bit quicker and we might have time To say, How do you do? before were left behind Calliope wail like a seaside zoo The very last lately inquired about you Its really very one or two The first you wanted, the last I knew I just wonder if you shouldnt feel Less concerned about the people unreal The very first word is, How do you do? The last go home your mamas calling you Calling you, calling you, calling you, calling you Go on home your mamas calling you Go on home your mamas calling you Go on home your mamas calling you Go on home your mamas calling you

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Dataset Card for "huggingartists/the-grateful-dead"

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The Grateful Dead

@the-grateful-dead

Dataset Summary

The Lyrics dataset parsed from Genius. This dataset is designed to generate lyrics with HuggingArtists. Model is available here.

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How to load this dataset directly with the datasets library:

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("huggingartists/the-grateful-dead")

Dataset Structure

An example of 'train' looks as follows.

This example was too long and was cropped:

{
    "text": "Look, I was gonna go easy on you\nNot to hurt your feelings\nBut I'm only going to get this one chance\nSomething's wrong, I can feel it..."
}

Data Fields

The data fields are the same among all splits.

text: a string feature.

Data Splits

train	validation	test
2266	-	-

'Train' can be easily divided into 'train' & 'validation' & 'test' with few lines of code:

from datasets import load_dataset, Dataset, DatasetDict
import numpy as np

datasets = load_dataset("huggingartists/the-grateful-dead")

train_percentage = 0.9
validation_percentage = 0.07
test_percentage = 0.03

train, validation, test = np.split(datasets['train']['text'], [int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*train_percentage), int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*(train_percentage + validation_percentage))])

datasets = DatasetDict(
    {
        'train': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(train)}),
        'validation': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(validation)}),
        'test': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(test)})
    }
)

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Citation Information

@InProceedings{huggingartists,
    author={Aleksey Korshuk}
    year=2021
}

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Dataset Card for "huggingartists/the-grateful-dead"

Dataset Summary

Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

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How to use

Dataset Structure

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Data Splits

Dataset Creation

Curation Rationale

Source Data

Initial Data Collection and Normalization

Who are the source language producers?

Annotations

Annotation process

Who are the annotators?

Personal and Sensitive Information

Considerations for Using the Data

Social Impact of Dataset

Discussion of Biases

Other Known Limitations

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Models trained or fine-tuned on huggingartists/the-grateful-dead