Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Music: Bob Dylan
This became a second set staple after Weir introduced it in 1987.
"There must be some way out of here", cried the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion here, I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth
"No reason to get excited", the thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us, who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we've been through that, and it is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
Barefoot servants came and went, little children too (note 1)
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl
"While all the women came and went, barefoot servants too"
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | ||||
18 Sep 1987 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
31 Mar 1988 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 2 | ||||
24 Mar 1990 | Dozin' At The Knick | ||||
26 Jul 1987 | Dylan And The Dead | ||||
4 Jul 1989 | Postcards Of The Hanging (note 2) | ||||
10 Jul 1989 | Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set | ||||
26 Oct 1989 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
18 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (The Other One) | ||||
19 Jul 1990 | Dave's Picks Volume 40 | ||||
21 May 1993 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||
11 Jun 1993 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||
20 Jun 1991 | Download Series Vol 11 | ||||
16 Dec 1992 | Dick's Picks Vol 27 | ||||
27 Mar 1993 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
11 Jul 1996 | Furthur More | ||||
Phil Lesh and Friends Recordings | |||||
19 May 2006 | Live At The Warfield | ||||
Jerry Garcia Recordings | |||||
25 Oct 1987 | Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne: Best Of The Rest | Jerry Garcia Band |