Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Written by Hunter/Garcia, and not to be confused with the Mississippi John Hurt song Candyman Blues
Come all you pretty women with your hair a-hanging downNotes
Open up your windows, 'cause the Candyman's in town
Come on boys and gamble
Roll those laughing bones
Seven come eleven, boys, I'll take your money home
Chorus
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he comes and he's gone again
Pretty lady ain't got no friend
Till the Candyman comes around again
I come in from Memphis where I learnt to talk the jive
When I get back to Memphis, be one less man alive
Good morning, Mister Benson
I see you're doing well
If I had me a shotgun, I'd blow you straight to hell (note a)
[chorus]
Come on boys and wager, if you have got the mind
If you've got a dollar, boys, lay it on the line
Hand me my old guitar
Pass the whiskey round
Won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in town
[chorus]
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he come and he's gone again
[repeat and fade]
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | ||||
studio 1970 | American Beauty | ||||
15 Apr 1970 | American Beauty (note 1) (note 3) | ||||
18 Apr 1970 | Family Dog at the Great Highway | ||||
1 May 1970 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2014) | ||||
2 May 1970 | Dick's Picks Vol 8 | ||||
15 May 1970 | Road Trips Vol 3 No 3 (early show) | ||||
24 May 1970 | Long Strange Trip (DVD only, on bonus disc) (note 5) | ||||
18 Feb 1971 | American Beauty (50th Anniversary Edition) | ||||
24 Oct 1971 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2019) | ||||
19 Dec 1973 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2022) | ||||
24 Feb 1974 | Dave's Picks Volume 13 | ||||
11 Jun 1976 | June 1976 Box Set | ||||
15 Jun 1976 | June 1976 Box Set | ||||
21 Jun 1976 | Download Series Vol 4 | ||||
28 Sep 1976 | Dick's Picks Vol 20 | ||||
28 May 1977 | To Terrapin: Hartford '77 | ||||
7 Jun 1977 | Winterland June 1977 - The Complete Recordings | ||||
2 Nov 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 12 | ||||
5 Nov 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 34 | ||||
4 Feb 1978 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2012) | ||||
6 Apr 1978 | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 | ||||
10 Apr 1978 | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 | ||||
15 Apr 1978 | Dave's Picks Volume 37 | ||||
22 Apr 1978 | Dave's Picks Vol 15 | ||||
5 Jul 1978 | July 1978: The Complete Recordings | ||||
7 Jul 1978 | July 1978: The Complete Recordings | ||||
16 Sep 1978 | Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 (CD and DVD) | ||||
27 Oct 1979 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
6 Nov 1979 | Road Trips Full Show: Spectrum 11/6/79 | ||||
9 Dec 1979 | Dave's Picks Vol 47 | ||||
30 Dec 1979 | Road Trips Vol 3, No 1 (bonus disc) | ||||
3 Sep 1980 | Download Series Vol 7 | ||||
29 Oct 1980 | Dead Set | ||||
29 Nov 1980 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2013) | ||||
7 Jul 1981 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2017) | ||||
9 Dec 1981 | Dave's Picks Volume 20 (note 4) | ||||
6 Apr 1982 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 4 | ||||
31 Jul 1982 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
20 Sep 1982 | In And Out Of The Garden | ||||
18 Sep 1987 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
3 Oct 1987 | View From The Vault III (DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||
8 Oct 1989 | Warlocks Box | ||||
1 Apr 1990 | Spring 1990 (The Other One) | ||||
16 Jun 1991 | Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set | ||||
(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.) | |||||
Other Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
2001 | Built To Grass | Grass Is Dead | |||
2001 | Live At The Green Mill | Sabertooth | |||
8 Feb 2006 | Live At The Fillmore | Grateful Grass | |||
2007 | At Fine Arts Center, UMass | The American Beauty Project | |||
2009 | Acoustic Sessions Vol 1 | Real Eyes | |||
2010 | At Page Auditorium, Duke University | The American Beauty Project | |||
2015 | Twangin' The Dead | Matt Rae | |||
2015 | Songs Of Their Own | Guitarmageddon | |||
2015 | Jul 2 2015, Chicago, IL | The Infamous Stringdusters and Keller Williams | |||
2016 | Mar 22 2016, Mill Valley, CA | Jackie Greene | |||
2016 | Day Of The Dead | Jim James & Friends | |||
2024 | Grateful: The Music Plays The Band | Katie Skene & Andrea Whitt |