Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional
Played by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter at Brigid Meier's 16th birthday party in 1961.
We're sailin' down the river to Liverpool
Heave away, Santy Anno
Around Cape Horn to 'Frisco Bay
Way up in Californio
So it's heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Anno
Heave her up and away we'll go
Way up in Californio
Back in the days of forty-nine
Heave away, Santy Anno
Back in the days of the good old times
Way out in Californio
So it's heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Anno
Heave her up and away we'll go
Way up in Californio
I'm going back to 'Frisco town
Heave away, Santy Anno
Marry a girl named Bessie Brown
Way up in Californio
So it's heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Anno
Heave her up and away we'll go
Way up in Californio
Jerry Garcia Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
26 May 1961 | Before The Dead | Bob and Jerry |
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told
Heave away, Santy Anno
Plenty of gold, so I've been told
Way out in Californio