Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional
Played by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman on 2 & 3 February 1991. Usually appears in lists as "Poison Glass Of Wine"
or "Poison Wine."
Come little girl, let's go get married
My love is so great, how can you slight me
I'll work for you both late and early
And at our wedding my little wife you'll be
Oh Willie dear, let's both consider
We're both too young to be married now
When we're married, we're bound together
Let's stay single just one more year
He went to the bar where she was dancing
A jealous thought came to his mind
I'll kill that girl, my own true lover
'Fore I let another man beat my time
He went to the bar and he called her to him
Said Willie dear, what you want with me?
Come and drink wine with the one that loves you
More than anyone else in the world, said he
While they were at the bar a-drinking
That same old thought came to his mind
He'll kill that girl, his own true lover
Give her poison in a glass of wine
She laid her head over on his shoulder
Said Willie dear, please take me home
That glass of wine that I've been drinking
Has gone to my head and done me wrong
He laid his head over on the pillow
Let me read you the Lord, let me tell you my mind
Molly dear, I'm sorry to tell you
That we both drank poison in a glass of wine
They fold their arms around each other
They cast their eyes unto the sky
Oh God, oh God, ain't this a pity
That the both true lovers are bound to die
| Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| 2024 | Bare Bones Volume II | Garcia & Grisman | |||