She Belongs To Me

Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Music: Bob Dylan

Played by the Grateful Dead on at least one occasion in 1966, and then revived briefly in 1985. When Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh appeared on Tom Donahue's show on KMPX-FM in 1967, Jerry Garcia said they played it but implied that Bob Weir sang it then.

She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back
She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back
She can take the dark out of the night time
And paint the daytime black

You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees (note 1)
You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees
But you will wind up peeking through a key hole
Down upon your knees (note 2)

She wears an Egyptian ring, that sparkles before she speaks (note 3)
She wears an Egyptian ring, that sparkles before she speaks
She's a hypnotist collector
You are a walking antique

She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall
She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall
She's nobody's child
The law can't touch her at all

Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween buy her a trumpet
And for Christmas, get her a drum (note 4)

She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back
She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back
She can take the dark out of the night time
And paint the daytime black

She can take the dark out of the night time
And paint the daytime black
Notes
(1) on DP21, Jerry Garcia sings this line as "... proud to give her everything she sees"
(2) the original Dylan version is "Down upon your bended knees"
(3) Jerry misses out this verse in the version on "Postcards Of The Hanging"
(4) on the version on "Postcards", Jerry sings get her a big drum"

Grateful Dead Recordings
     Date Album
     28 Apr 1985 Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan (note a)
     15 Sep 1985 Postcards Of The Hanging
      1 Nov 1985 Dick's Picks Vol 21
     studio ?1992 Backstage Pass (video only) (note b)

Notes
(a) also released on Dave's Picks Volume 49
(b) this is an acoustic version featuring Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Jerry Garcia, recorded in the band's Front Street studios. Bob and Jerry swap verses. According to a correspondant ""Recorded for Dylan's 30th anniversary concert in 1992 at Madison Square Garden. This video was played in between bands. Jerry was supposed to play at that concert but had health problems."



Further Information
For more information on recordings see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography

 


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