Grateful Dead - Lazy River Road - 3-14-93

the dead playing an very early version of lazy river road. LYRICS: Way down upon Sycamore Slough
White man sings the blues
Selling roses of paper mache
And flecks of starlight dew
I swiped a bunch and threw them your way
Down where hazy moonlight glows
Way down, down along Lazy River Road

Way down upon Shadowfall Ward
End of the avenue
Run, hide, seek in your own backyard
Mama's backyard won't do
All night long I sing love's sweet songs
Down where the water flows
Way down, down along lazy river road

Moonlight wanes where hound dogs bay
Never quite catch the tune
Stars fall down in buckets like rain
Till there ain't no standin' room
Bright blue boxcars train by train
Clatter while dreams unfold
Way down, down along lazy river road

Way down upon Seminole Square
Belly of the river tide
Call for me and I will be there
For the price of a taxi ride
Nighttime double clutches into the day
Like a truck downshifting it's load
Way down, down along lazy river road

Moonlight wanes where hound dogs bay
Never quite catch the tune
Stars fall down in buckets like rain
Till there ain't no standin' room
Bright blue boxcars train by train
Clatter while dreams unfold
Way down, down along lazy river road

Thread the needle right through the eye
The thread that runs so true
All the others I let pass by I only wanted you
Never cared much for careless love
Oh how your bright eyes glow
Way down, down along lazy river road

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• grateful
• dead
• lazy
• river
• road
• jerry
• bob
• garcia
• weir

[bigskydeadhead]

flecks of starlight dew...beautiful song, beautiful man....miss you jerry

[512drummer]

thanks for posting! Jerry's voice is soothing to the soul. I can just close my eyes, listen and its close (but never close enough) to being at a show.

[kilofranable]

like buckets!!! ==== of love Baby!!!!

[moonshinedawg]

@loneducksusan nice to hear about some sonoma love, I lived out in West County for a few years.

[mddeadfan]

if you really like lazy river road, like i do. google grateful dead r.f.k stadium july 1994. check it out,was there n young at time.is great version!

[thelastjeremy]

i was there!

[wireguy73]

Unlike the other late period ballads from Jerry, this one gives me a sense of hope and change instead of that feeling of Jerry saying good-bye. A love song for the ages.

[johngalt23g]

"All the others I let pass by, I only wanted you

Never cared much for careless love, oh how your bright eyes glowed"

Jer, you are tearing my heart out...

[harpuaIan]

oh how your bright eyes glow......epic

[kcb3141]

Also love the late era Standing on the Moon and Black Muddy River. Something going on with rivers and roads. I like it.

[CaptainFantastik1]

Who said nothing good came out of late era Dead? Fools.

[BrotherLoveNature]

love this song. Great vibe. good feelings wish i was there