Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
A regular for the Dead, this was also performed by Jerry Garcia with John Kahn, and more recently with all the post-Dead bands.
All I know is something like a bird within her sang (note a)Notes
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on
Tell me all that you know
I'll show you
Snow and rain
If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why? (note b)
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passing by
Laugh in the sunshine
Sing, cry in the dark
Fly through the night
Don't cry now
Don't you cry
Don't you cry any more
La da da da
Sleep in the stars
Don't you cry
Dry your eyes on the wind
La da da da da da
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
I'll show you
Snow and rain
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||||||
Date | Album | ||||||||
19 Feb 1971 | Three From The Vault | ||||||||
21 Feb 1971 | Workingman's Dead (50th Anniversary Edition) | ||||||||
24 Feb 1971 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2014) (note 9) | ||||||||
14 Apr 1971 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2022) | ||||||||
28 Apr 1971 | Ladies And Gentleman ... The Grateful Dead | ||||||||
31 Jul 1971 | Road Trips Number 1, Volume 3 | ||||||||
22 Jul 1972 | Download Series Vol 10 | ||||||||
25 Aug 1972 | Dave's Picks Volume 24 | ||||||||
27 Aug 1972 | Sunshine Daydream (CD and DVD) | ||||||||
9 Sep 1972 | Dave's Picks Volume 46 | ||||||||
10 Sep 1972 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2013) (note 12) | ||||||||
17 Sep 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 23 | ||||||||
19 Sep 1972 | Dave's Picks Bonus Disc 2023 | ||||||||
21 Sep 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 36 | ||||||||
24 Sep 1972 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||||||
27 Sep 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 11 | ||||||||
2 Oct 1972 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2012) | ||||||||
17 Oct 1972 | Listen To The River: St Louis '71 '72 73 | ||||||||
18 Oct 1972 | Listen To The River: St Louis '71 '72 73 | ||||||||
19 Oct 1972 | Listen To The River: St Louis '71 '72 73 | ||||||||
17 Nov 1972 | Dave's Picks Volume 11 | ||||||||
10 Jun 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine (note 11) | ||||||||
22 Jun 1973 | Pacific Northwest '73-'74 | ||||||||
7 Sep 1973 | Dave's Picks Volume 38 | ||||||||
9 Oct 1980 | The Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80 & 10/10/80 | ||||||||
10 Oct 1980 | The Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80 & 10/10/80 | ||||||||
14 Oct 1980 | Reckoning (note 8) | ||||||||
31 Oct 1980 | Dead Ahead (video/DVD) | ||||||||
30 Nov 1980 | Dave's Picks Volume 8 | ||||||||
26 Feb 1981 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2016) | ||||||||
9 Mar 1981 | In And Out Of The Garden | ||||||||
7 Jul 1981 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2024) | ||||||||
9 Dec 1981 | Dave's Picks Volume 20 | ||||||||
31 Jul 1982 | 30 Trips Around The Sun (note 6) | ||||||||
11 Oct 1983 | In And Out Of The Garden | ||||||||
15 Oct 1984 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2018) | ||||||||
28 Apr 1985 | Dave's Picks Vol 49 | ||||||||
26 Mar 1987 | Dave's Picks Volume 36 (note 10) | ||||||||
26 Jul 1987 | View From The Vault IV (DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||||||
18 Sep 1987 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||||||
31 Dec 1987 | Ticket To New Year's (video/DVD only) | ||||||||
3 Jul 1988 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||||||
9 Jul 1989 | Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set | ||||||||
12 Oct 1989 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2021) | ||||||||
9 Dec 1989 | Without A Net | ||||||||
16 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (note 4) | ||||||||
25 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (The Other One) | ||||||||
29 Mar 1990 | So Many Roads (1965-1995) (note 3) (note 5) | ||||||||
10 Jul 1990 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||||||
27 Oct 1990 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||||||
20 Jun 1991 | Download Series Vol 11 | ||||||||
20 Mar 1992 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||||||
1 Jul 1992 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||||||
26 Jun 1993 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||||||
4 Jul 2015 | Fare Thee Well (CD and DVD) | ||||||||
Dead-related Recordings | |||||||||
studio 1972 | Garcia | Jerry Garcia | (note 2) | ||||||
27 Jan 1986 | GarciaLive Volume 14 | Jerry Garcia/John Kahn | |||||||
28 Feb 1986 | Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Jerry Garcia/John Kahn | |||||||
25 Apr 2001 | Live At The Roseland | Ratdog | |||||||
26 Apr 2001 | Live At The Roseland | Ratdog | |||||||
(Plus live recordings by The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company, Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends etc not listed here. See Grateful Dead Family Discography for a full list.) | |||||||||
Tribute Albums And Other Recordings | |||||||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||||||
1996 | DeadBeats Acoustic | DeadBeats | |||||||
1997 | Jake's Leg | Jake's Leg | |||||||
1997 | Reggae Celebrates The Grateful Dead Vol 2 | Ken Boothe | |||||||
1997 | Pickin' On The Grateful Dead | David West et al | |||||||
1998 | Live, Vol 1 | Joe Gallant & Illuminati | |||||||
1999 | Frozen: A Selection Of Polarized Country | The International Tussler Society | |||||||
1999 | The Rockin' Banjos Of Bluegrass | [self titled] | |||||||
2000 | Wake The Dead | Danny Carahanet al | |||||||
2000 | Lost Marbles | Lost Marbles | |||||||
2001 | Pickin' On Jerry Garcia | David West et al | |||||||
2001 | The Electric Roses Tour | Elegy | |||||||
2003 | The Tussler (re-issue) | Motorpsycho | |||||||
2004 | Stage | Keller Williams | |||||||
2004 | I'll Take A Melody | Heidi Joy | |||||||
2005 | The 1000th Show | Dark Star Orchestra | |||||||
8 Feb 2006 | Live At The Fillmore | Grateful Grass | |||||||
2007 | Dead Symphony | Lee Johnson | |||||||
2008 | Fennario: Songs by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter | Emory Joseph | |||||||
2009 | Better Off Dead | Great Caessar's Ghost | |||||||
2010 | Songs Of The Grateful Dead | Jesse McReynolds | |||||||
2010 | Celtar | Von Cello | |||||||
2012 | Run For The Roses | Tim Bluhm et al (Rex Foundation) | |||||||
2013 | Keys | Keller Willams | |||||||
2013 | First Reearsals | Sycamore Slough String Band | |||||||
2013 | Move Me Brightly | Bob Weir et al (DVD - bonus track) | |||||||
2015 | A Grand Piano Tribute to the Grateful Dead | Rob Catterton | |||||||
2015 | In A Hurry | Blue Mule | |||||||
2015 | Songs Of Their Own | Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers | |||||||
2016 | Songs To Fill The Air (WFMU Pledge Drive) | Lake Mary | |||||||
2016 | Day Of The Dead | Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Friends | |||||||
2016 | Better Left Unsung | Holly Bowling | |||||||
2016 | Aug 12 2016 Alta WY | The Infamous Stringdusters (note 7) | |||||||
2018 | Cut The Dead Some Slack | Stephen Inglis | |||||||
2019 | Sabertooth Plays Dead | Sabertooth | |||||||
2019 | Dead Air | Charlottesville Day School | |||||||
2019 | Chip's Picks Vol 1 | High Time | |||||||
2020 | Time Has Come | Full Moonalice | |||||||
2021 | The Relix Sessions | Keller Williams | |||||||
2023 | Grateful Deadication 2 | Dave McMurray |