Short Life Of Trouble

Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional

Played Jerry with David Grisman and in the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.

Chorus
Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble, dear girl
For a boy with a broken heart

Remember what you promised
Not more than a week ago
You promised that you'd marry me
Standing in your mama's door

[chorus]

Now you've broken your promise
Go marry whom you may
For this old world so big and so wide
I'll ramble back some day

[chorus]

Now you've gone and left me
I don't know what I'll do
I'd give this world and half my life
Just to be married to you

[chorus]

Traditional version have an additional verse that I don't think Jerry sang:

My right foot's on the platform
My left foot's on the train
I'm leaving you and this lonesome old town
To never return again

Jerry Garcia Recordings
	Date	Album	Recorded By
	27 Oct 1987	Ragged But Right	Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
	28 Oct 1987	On Broadway: Act One	Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
	31 Oct 1987	Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne	Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band

Further Information
For more information on recordings see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography