Lyrics: Merle Haggard
Music: Merle Haggard
Played by the Grateful Dead from 1971-73 but then dropped.
Recently revived by Phil Lesh and Friends.
The warden led the prisoner
Down the hallway to his doom
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden
Just before they reached my cell
Let my guitar-playin' friend sing my request
Chorus
Sing me back home
A song I used to hear
Make my old memories
Come alive
Sing me away
Turn back the years
Sing me back home
Before I die
I recall last Sunday morning
When a choir from off the street
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him tell the singers
There's a song my mama sang
Could I hear it once before you travel on
[chorus]
The warden led the prisoner
Down the hallway to his doom
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden
Just before they reached my cell
Let my guitar playin' friend sing my request
Let him
Chorus
Sing me back home
Before I die
Grateful Dead Recordings | ||||
Date | Album | |||
25 Apr 1971 | Ladies And Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead | |||
2 Jul 1971 | Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) (50th Anniversary Bonus Disc) | |||
31 Jul 1971 | Road Trips Number 1, Volume 3 (bonus disc) | |||
7 Aug 1971 | Dick's Picks Vol 35 | |||
3 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
4 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
7 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
10 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
16 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
18 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
24 May 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | |||
26 May 1972 | Europe '72: Vol. 2 (note 1) | |||
27 Aug 1972 | So Many Roads (1965-1995) (note 2) | |||
17 Sep 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 23 | |||
24 Mar 1973 | Dave's Picks Volume 32 |