Grateful Dead

Franklin's Tower is a song by the Grateful Dead, written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by Jerry Garcia, first appearing on their 1975 album Blues for Allah. The song is known for its evocative lyrics and has become a staple of the band's live performances, featured on numerous official releases and live recordings from the 1970s through the 1990s, including Dick's Picks, View From The Vault, and the 30 Trips Around The Sun box set. It was also released as a single in 1976 paired with "Help On The Way". Lyrics: [Verse 1] In another time's forgotten space Your eyes looked through your mother's face Wildflower seed on the sand and stone May the four winds blow you safely home [Chorus] Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew [Verse 2] I'll tell you where the four winds dwell In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell It can ring, turn night to day It can ring like fire when you lose your way [Chorus] Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew [Verse 3] God save the child who rings that bell It may have one good ring left, baby, you can't tell One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused just listen to the music play [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Some come to laugh their past away Some come to make it just one more day Whichever way your pleasure tends If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind [Chorus] Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew [Verse 5] In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed in the sand and wind May the four winds blow you home again [Chorus] Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew (Roll away) Roll away the dew You'd better roll away the dew (Roll away) Roll away the dew Roll away the dew (Roll away) Roll away the dew Roll away the dew (Roll away) You'd better roll

Uncle John's Band is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with close harmony singing. The song is one of the band's best known, and is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2001 it was named 321st (of 365) in the Songs of the Century project list. Lyrics: [Verse 1] Well, the first days are the hardest days Don't you worry anymore 'Cause when life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door Think this through with me Let me know your mind Woah-oh, what I want to know Is are you kind? [Verse 2] It's a buck dancer's choice, my friend Better take my advice You know all the rules by now And the fire from the ice Will you come with me? Won't you come with me? Woah-oh, what I want to know Will you come with me? [Verse 3] Goddamn, well, I declare Have you seen the like Their walls are built of cannonballs Their motto is "Don't Tread on Me" [Chorus 1] Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come with me or go alone He's come to take his children home [Verse 4] It's the same story the crow told me It's the only one he know Like the morning sun, you come And like the wind you go Ain't no time to hate Barely time to wait Woah-oh, what I want to know Where does the time go? [Verse 5] I live in a silver mine And I call it "Beggar's Tomb" I got me a violin And I beg you call the tune Anybody's choice I can hear your voice Woah-ho, what I want to know How does the song go? [Chorus 2] Come hear Uncle John's Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide [Chorus 1] Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone He's come to take his children home [Bridge] Woah-ho, what I want to know How does the song go? [Chorus 2] Come hear Uncle John's Band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide [Chorus 3] Come hear Uncle John's Band Playing to the tide Come on along or go alone He's come to take his children home [Outro] Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh

Casey Jones is about a railroad engineer who is on the verge of a train wreck due to his train going too fast, a sleeping switch man, and another train being on the same track and headed for him. Jones is described as being "high on cocaine" (the song even makes a double entendre of advising Jones to "watch his speed"). It was inspired by the story of an actual engineer named Casey Jones. The engineer's exploits were also sung of in an earlier folk song called "The Ballad of Casey Jones", which the Grateful Dead played live several times. Lyrics: [Chorus] Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind [Verse 1] This old engine Makes it on time Leaves Central Station About a quarter to nine Hits river junction At seventeen to At a quarter to ten You know it's traveling again [Chorus] Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind [Verse 2] Trouble ahead A lady in red Take my advice You'd be better off dead Switch-man sleeping Train hundred and two Is on the wrong track And headed for you [Chorus] Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind [Verse 3] Trouble with you is The trouble with me Got two good eyes But we still don't see Come round the bend You know it's the end The fireman screams and The engine just gleams [Chorus] Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind [Chorus] Driving that train, high on cocaine Casey Jones you better, watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my mind [Outro] And you know that notion Just crossed my mind

Touch of Grey is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album In the Dark. The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive." It combines dark lyrics in the verses with upbeat pop instrumentation. A simple pronoun change in the final chorus (“We will get by / We will survive”) transformed the song into an anthem, especially for the band's most ardent followers. Touch of Grey became the band's only top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100. Peaking at #9, and also reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Lyrics: [Verse 1] Must be getting early Clocks are running late Paint-by-number morning sky looks so phony Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains, I don't care 'cause it's all right [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Verse 2] I see you've got your fist out Say your piece and get out Yes, I get the gist of it, but it's all right Sorry that you feel that way The only thing there is to say Every silver lining's got a touch of grey [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Bridge] It's a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the C's The ABCs we all must face Try to keep a little grace [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] It's a lesson to me The Deltas and the East and the Freeze The ABCs we all think of To try to win a little love [Verse 3] I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years It's even worse than it appears, but it's all right Cow is giving kerosene Kid can't read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene, but it's all right [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Verse 4] The shoe is on the hand it fits There's really nothing much to it Whistle through your teeth and spit 'cause it's all right Oh, well, a touch of grey kind of suits you anyway And that was all I had to say, and it's all right