Lyrics: Sam Cooke
Music: Sam Cooke
The copywrited title seems to be "Good Times", though it is almost universally known as "Let The Good Times Roll." Not to be confused with Good Times Roll, Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) or Let The Good Times Roll.
This is the Grateful Dead's version from Alpine Valley in 1989:
ChorusNotes
Get in the groove and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
Come on and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
[Brent]
The evening sun is sinking low
The clock on the wall says it's time to go
I got plans, and I got plans for you (note 1)
I tell you exactly what we're all gonna do (note 2)
[chorus]
[Bobby]
It might be twelve o'clock and it might be three (note 3)
Time doesn't mean that much to me
Ain't felt this way since I don't know when (note 4)
Might not feel this way again
[chorus]
[Jerry]
It might be six o'clock and it might be eight (note 5)
It don't matter that it's getting late
We're gonna make the band play one more song
Get in the groove if it takes all night long
[chorus]
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
If it takes all night (all night)
You know it might take all night long (all night)
All night long (all night)
All night long (all night)
[etc]
Get in the groove and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
Grateful Dead Recordings | ||||
Date | Album | |||
17 Jul 1989 | Downhill From Here (video/DVD only) | |||
16 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (note 6) | |||
26 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 | |||
16 Jun 1990 | View From The Vault III (video/DVD & CD soundtrack) |