Lyrics: Robert Hunter?
Music: [none really]
In the interval of a broadcast of the Dead's show on 9 October 1971 (Keith's first show)
there is a short recording in between the Garcia & Lesh interviews that has been described as a "tone poem" by Hunter.
It isn't in fact clear to me that it's Hunter declaiming the text, though the piece does sound a little like
Barbed Wire Whipping Party. (Thanks to Jesse Jarnow for drawing this to my attention and for his help deciphering some of it)
[spoken]Notes
I thought I heard a baby crying (note 1)
Roger has reverted back to infancy in the space warp
What will happen next?
Listen for Part 3 of a Message for Roger
[weird music starts]
[declaimed]
Roger, we tried to warn you
You should not pull that lever
You're out now
Out in time, boy
You may never be here again
You may be lost south of last Wednesday
But Roger remember
All time is this time
And Roger there's chance
Come to now boy
In your capsule
Amongst the myriad wonders
You may still a way to reach home
Roger was free to roam
Oh Roger
Roger this is now phase three
[spoken]
A message for Roger
Part the third
[whisper]
Roger, Roger, Roger, Roger
Roger, Roger [etc]
[spoken]
Robert, can you read me, this is Roger