Lyrics: Jerry Garcia
Music: Jerry Garcia
This is part of the suite That's It For The Other One. See that link for an explanation about the
confusion over the title.
The other day they waitedNotes
The sky was dark and faded (note 1)
Solemnly they stated
He has to die
You know he has to die
And all the children learning
From books that they were burning
Every leaf was turning
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 doesn't seem to matter
And when the day had ended
With rainbow colors blended
His mind remained unbended (note 2)
He had to die
You know he had to die
You know he had to die