Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Merry run aroundNotes
Sailing up and down
Looking for a shove in some direction
Got it from the top
It's nothing you can stop
Lord, you know they made a fine connection
Chorus
They love each other
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
He could pass his time
Around some other line
But you know he chose this place beside her
Don't get in the way
There's nothing you can say
Nothing that you need to add or do
[chorus]
It's nothing, they explain
It's like a diesel train
Better not be there when it rolls over
And when that train rolls in
You won't know where it's been
You gotta try to see a little further
[chorus]
Though you'll make a noise
They just can't hear your voice
They're on a dizzy ride and you're cold sober
[chorus]
Hope you will believe what I say is true (note 1)
Everything I did, I heard it first from you
Heard your news report
You know you're falling short
Pretty soon won't trust you for the weather
When that ship comes in
You won't know where it's been
You got to try to see a little further
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | ||||
26 Feb 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 28 | ||||
28 Feb 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 28 | ||||
24 Mar 1973 | Dave's Picks Volume 32 | ||||
28 Mar 1973 | Dave's Picks Volume 16 | ||||
13 May 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine | ||||
20 May 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine | ||||
26 May 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine | ||||
9 Jun 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine | ||||
10 Jun 1973 | Here Comes Sunshine | ||||
24 Jun 1973 | Pacific Northwest '73-'74 | ||||
26 Jun 1973 | Pacific Northwest '73-'74 | ||||
19 Oct 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 19 | ||||
30 Oct 1973 | Listen To The River: St Louis '71 '72 73 | ||||
9 Nov 1973 | Winterland 1973 - The Complete Recordings | ||||
21 Nov 1973 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 3 | ||||
30 Nov 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 14 | ||||
28 Sep 1975 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
9 Jun 1976 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 5 | ||||
10 Jun 1976 | June 1976 Box Set | ||||
17 Jun 1976 | Dave's Picks Volume 28 | ||||
19 Jun 1976 | June 1976 Box Set | ||||
9 Oct 1976 | Dick's Picks Vol 33 | ||||
31 Dec 1976 | Live At The Cow Palace | ||||
26 Feb 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 29 | ||||
25 Apr 1977 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
4 May 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 50 | ||||
8 May 1977 | May 1977: Get Shown The Light Box | ||||
11 May 1977 | May 1977 Box Set | ||||
12 May 1977 | May 1977 Box Set | ||||
17 May 1977 | May 1977 Box Set | ||||
21 May 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 29 | ||||
25 May 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 1 | ||||
9 Jun 1977 | Winterland June 1977 - The Complete Recordings | ||||
3 Sep 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 15 | ||||
1 Oct 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 45 | ||||
2 Nov 1977 | Dave's Picks Volume 12 | ||||
29 Dec 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 10 | ||||
3 Feb 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 18 | ||||
8 Apr 1978 | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 | ||||
16 Apr 1978 | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 | ||||
10 May 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 25 | ||||
14 May 1978 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
5 Jul 1978 | July 1978: The Complete Recordings | ||||
6 May 1981 | Dick's Picks Vol 13 | ||||
30 Nov 1981 | 30 Days of the Dead (2023) | ||||
26 Apr 1983 | Dave's Picks Volume 39 | ||||
2 Sep 1983 | Dave's Picks Volume 27 | ||||
14 Oct 1983 | Dick's Picks Vol 6 | ||||
27 Dec 1983 | (official YouTube video only) | ||||
24 Jun 1985 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
3 Sep 1985 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2020) | ||||
3 May 1986 | 30 Trips Around The Sun | ||||
23 Jun 1990 | Dave's Picks Volume 44 | ||||
19 Jul 1990 | Dave's Picks Volume 40 | ||||
Jerry Garcia Recordings (note 2) | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
18 Nov 1975 | Jerry Garcia Collection, Volume 2: Let It Rock | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
31 Dec 1975 | Garcia Live Volume 5 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
1976 | Reflections (note 3) | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
13 Feb 1976 | Garcia Live Volume 21 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
21 May 1976 | Don't Let Go | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
13 Nov 1976 | Garcia Live Volume 17 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
30 Jul 1977 | Pure Jerry 1: Theater 1839 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
18 Mar 1978 | Pure Jerry 6: Warner Theatre | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
18 Jun 1982 | Garcia Live Volume 20 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
31 Oct 1987 | Pure Jerry 2: Lunt-Fontanne | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
10 Jun 1989 | Electric On The Eel | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
2 Sep 1989 | Pure Jerry 5: Merriweather Post Pavilion | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
5 Sep 1989 | Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
16 Sep 1989 | Garcia Live Volume 13 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
20 May 1990 | Garcia Live Volume 10 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
23 Nov 1991 | Garcia Live Volume 8 | Jerry Garcia Band | |||
Phil Lesh and Friends Recordings | |||||
18 May 2006 | Live At The Warfield | ||||
(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.) | |||||
Covers by others | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
1997 | Fire On The Mountain | Reggae Celebrates The Grateful Dead Vol 2 (Judy Mowatt) | |||
2000 | The Grass Is Dead | Crazy Fingers | |||
2003 | Grateful Guitar | David Cullen | |||
10 Apr 2004 | Live: Los Angeles, CA | Yonder Mountain String Band (note 5) | |||
31 Oct 2004 | Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares | Dark Star Orchestra (note 4) | |||
28 May 2006 | Jerry Jams for Rex II | ALO | |||
5 Jul 2006 | PhryPhest, Great American Music Hall | ALO | |||
2008 | Ithica 30 Years Later | Dark Star Orchestra | |||
30 Mar 2011 | Live: Visalia, CA | Chris Robinson Brotherhood (note 5) | |||
2013 | Harpin' On The Dead | Anela Lauren | |||
2015 | Songs Of Their Own | Clangin & Bangin | |||
2018 | Grateful Dub | Roots of Creation | |||
2018 | Dead Songs Vol 2 | Barton Hills Choir | |||
2021 | The Relix Sessions | Keller Williams | |||
2024 | Grateful: The Music Plays The Band | Alo |